Forests

Areas in which vegetation is dominated by trees with their crowns overlapping, generally forming 60 - 100% cover.

Definition source: Convention on Biological Diversity

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This graphic shows data from GEDI orbit tracks over forested areas in the eastern Amazon.

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New GEDI Data Product Provides Estimates of Forest Canopy Complexity

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The imagery was highly advantageous for monitoring small scale changes in forest structure from events such as selective logging and blowdown events

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Aug 31, 2022

The Uncertainty of Plot-Scale Forest Height Estimates from Complementary Spaceborne Observations in the Taiga-Tundra Ecotone

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Aug 31, 2022

Deciphering the Precision of Stereo IKONOS Canopy Height Models for US Forests with G-LiHT Airborne LiDAR

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Aug 31, 2022

The use of sun elevation angle for stereogrammetric boreal forest height in open canopies

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Aug 31, 2022

Boreal canopy surfaces from spaceborne stereogrammetry

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Aug 31, 2022

Improved assessment of mangrove forests in Sundarbans East Wildlife Sanctuary using WorldView 2 and TanDEM-X high resolution imagery

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Aug 31, 2022

Regional rates of young US forest growth estimated from annual Landsat disturbance history and IKONOS stereo imagery