Earth ID: 12982

Amazon Canopy Comes to Life through Laser Data

Released on June 12, 2018

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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Source Material

Brazilian Rainforest Logged Area Canopy Change 2013-2016

Brazilian Rainforest Area Canopy Change 2013-2014-2016

Brazilian Rainforest Canopy Change at Mission Start 2013-2014-2016

For More Information

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/3d-view-of-amazon-forests-captures-effects-of-el-ni-o-drought

Credits

Doug C. Morton (NASA/GSFC): Lead Scientist
Alex Kekesi (GST): Lead Visualizer
Ellen T. Gray (ADNET Systems Inc.): Lead Writer
Jefferson Beck (USRA): Lead Producer
Jefferson Beck (USRA): Narrator

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Keywords:
DLESE >> Biology
SVS >> Carbon
SVS >> Carbon Cycle
SVS >> Climate
SVS >> Lidar
SVS >> Airplane
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Biosphere >> Terrestrial Ecosystems >> Forests
GCMD >> Location >> Amazonia
SVS >> Rainforest
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0