NASA publishes new global map of the height of Earth’s forests

Posted on February 21, 2012 by

Interesting new map of the height of Earth’s forests. See this article for more information or go the NASA lab propulsion laboratory website to download the map (kmz file to see the map in Google earth layer or a geotiff).

 

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I am a tropical forest ecologist with a focus on spatial and temporal patterns and processes at population and ecosystem level. I am furthermore very interested in issues related to conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and natural resources under current and future climates. I have worked in the Middle East (Syria and Lebanon) and South America (Brazil) and in Eastern Africa (Kenya).
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2 Responses to NASA publishes new global map of the height of Earth’s forests

  1. Curlew says:
    February 22, 2012 at 5:04 pm

    Great, thank you for the news! Could really use this map to make a point

    Reply

  2. Pingback: NASA publishes new global map of the height of Earth’s forests | CEREGeo - Geomática | Scoop.it

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