NASA has used three laser-equipped satellites to create a map that shows the heights of forests worldwide as has never been done before. Forest heights have been mapped previously, but this map, which ...

The worldwide variation in vegetation height is fundamental to the global carbon cycle and central to the functioning of ecosystems and their biodiversity. Geospatially explicit and, ideally, highly ...

Forest height in Indonesia and surrounding countries. NASA researchers have released a Google Earth version of a map showing the height of the world’s forests. The map was first published in 2010 by ...

Using satellite data, scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map that details the height of the world's forests. Although there are other local- and regional-scale forest canopy maps, the new ...

Mangrove wetlands are among the most productive and carbon-dense ecosystems in the world. Their structural attributes vary considerably across spatial scales, yielding large uncertainties in regional ...