New NASA Probe Will Study Earth's Forests in 3-D
Greenbelt MD (SPX) Sep 10, 2014 - A laser-based instrument being developed for the International Space Station will provide a unique 3-D view of Earth's forests, helping to fill in missing information about their role in the carbon cycle. Called the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar, the instrument will be the first to systematically probe the depths of the forests from space. The system is one of two in ... more
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