Mapping Alaska's Forests

Released Monday, September 8, 2014

ID: 11633

- Scientific consulting by:
- Bruce Cook
- and Doug C. Morton
- Produced by:
- Joy Ng

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NASA and the U.S. Forest Service are surveying the forests of Interior Alaska. The airborne study using an advanced instrument will create a 3D map of the forest composition. This will enable scientists to see patterns of fire recovery and provide a benchmark for assessing future changes to the region.

Here is the YouTube video.

For complete transcript, click here.

For More Information

See http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/blogs/fromthefield/category/nasa-in-alaska-2014

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Credits

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Scientists
- Bruce Cook (NASA/GSFC)
- Doug C. Morton (NASA/GSFC)
Producers
- Joy Ng (USRA)
- Kayvon Sharghi (USRA)
Narrator
- Joy Ng (USRA)
Project support
- Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)

This page was originally published on Monday, September 8, 2014.
This page was last updated on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 1:50 PM EDT.

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NASA has taken to the skies of Alaska (ID: 2014080)
Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 4:00AM
Produced by - Liam Krauss (Hughes STX)

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