Vegetation Canopy (height) Measurements Made by Earth Observation Satellites

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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
MOLI Imager MOLI Imager	Being developed		n/a
MOLI Lidar MOLI Lidar	Being developed		n/a
P-Band SAR P-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar	Being developed	Forest biomass monitoring. Products are Forest Above Ground Biomass, Forest height and Forest Distrubance.	n/a

* Description adapted from WMO.