Amazon Canopy Comes to Life through Laser Data
- Visualizations by:
- Alex Kekesi
- Written by:
- Ellen T. Gray
- Scientific consulting by:
- Doug C. Morton
- Produced by:
- Jefferson Beck
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Flying over the Brazilian Amazon with an instrument firing 300,000 laser pulses per second, NASA scientists have made the first 3D measurements of forest canopies in the region. With this research they hope to shed light on the effects of prolonged drought on forest ecosystems and to provide a potential preview of stresses on rainforests in a warming world.
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Flying over the Brazilian Amazon with an instrument firing 300,000 laser pulses per second, NASA scientists have made the first 3D measurements of forest canopies in the region. With this research they hope to shed light on the effects of prolonged drought on forest ecosystems and to provide a potential preview of stresses on rainforests in a warming world.
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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Visualizer
- Alex Kekesi (GST) [Lead]
Writer
- Ellen T. Gray (NASA/HQ) [Lead]
Scientist
- Doug C. Morton (NASA/GSFC) [Lead]
Producer
- Jefferson Beck (KBRwyle) [Lead]
Narrator
- Jefferson Beck (KBRwyle)
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