Mapping global forest canopy height through integration of GEDI and Landsat data

• Published in: Remote sensing of environment Vol. 253; p. 112165
• Main Authors: Potapov, Peter, Li, Xinyuan, Hernandez-Serna, Andres, Tyukavina, Alexandra, Hansen, Matthew C., Kommareddy, Anil, Pickens, Amy, Turubanova, Svetlana, Tang, Hao, Silva, Carlos Edibaldo, Armston, John, Dubayah, Ralph, Blair, J. Bryan, Hofton, Michelle
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Elsevier Inc 01.02.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Canopies; canopy height; carbon; Carbon emissions; climate; Ecosystem dynamics; ecosystems; Emissions; environment; Environmental restoration; Forest canopy; Forest degradation; Forest ecosystems; Forest height; Forest monitoring; forest restoration; Forests; GEDI; Global climate; Imagery; Integration; International Space Station; Landsat; Landsat satellites; Lidar; Monitoring; Remote sensing; Space stations; Spatial discrimination; Spatial resolution; Sustainable development; time series analysis; Time-series; Vegetation; Lidar; Time-series; GEDI; Forest height; Forest monitoring; Landsat

Consistent, large-scale operational monitoring of forest height is essential for estimating forest-related carbon emissions, analyzing forest degradation, and quantifying the effectiveness of forest restoration initiatives. The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar instrument onboard...