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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS
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Vegetation Canopy (height)
Measurement Definition*: Vertical projection of an area covered by tree crowns in meters.
Instrument
Status/
Accuracy
Instrument Description
Measurement Technology
Timeline
SAR-L
L-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
Operational
Land, ocean, emergencies, soil moisture, interferometry, others.
n/a
SAR-X
Synthetic Aperature Radiometer (RISAT-2)
Operational
For disaster management applications.
n/a
P-Band SAR
P-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
Being developed
Forest biomass monitoring
n/a
* Description adapted from WMO.
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