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Forest structure and biomass
Forest structure and biomass monitoring estimates canopy height, vertical profile, above-ground biomass, and carbon stock for forest inventory and carbon accounting.[1][2] Spaceborne LiDAR provides direct canopy height and vertical structure samples used in biomass and carbon-stock estimation.[1][3] GEDI and ICESat-2 provide sampled tracks rather than wall-to-wall coverage, so biomass maps commonly combine LiDAR samples with optical or SAR predictors.[3][2] SAR and optical data support wall-to-wall biomass mapping, but calibration and region-specific modelling are needed to limit saturation and biome bias.[2] Hyperspectral observations add species, functional-type, and condition context for biomass models, while vegetation indices are weaker for vertical structure and high-biomass carbon stock.[2]
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- [1]NASA GEDI mission overviewagency doc-2026-05-27
- [2]ICESat-2 ATL08 Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documentagency doc-2026-05-27
- [3]ESA CCI Biomass Algorithm Theoretical Basis Documentagency doc2023-03-172026-05-27
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Forest structure and biomass. EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V., last reviewed 2026-05-27. https://eo-atlas.org/topics/forest-structure (CC BY 4.0)
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@misc{eoatlas:topics:forest-structure,
title = {Forest structure and biomass},
author = {{EO-Atlas}},
publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
year = {2026},
note = {Last reviewed 2026-05-27. CC BY 4.0},
url = {https://eo-atlas.org/topics/forest-structure}
}