First-of-Its-Kind Map Details the Height of the Globe’s Forests

July 27, 2010 by John McRae 

ScienceDaily (July 21, 2010) — Using NASA satellite data, scientists have produced a first-of-its kind map that details the height of the world’s forests. Although there are other local- and regional-scale forest canopy maps, the new map is the first that spans the entire globe based on one uniform method.

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