The satellite that sees through forests | Biomass mission
ESA’s state-of-the-art Biomass mission is designed to provide new insights into the health and evolution of the world’s forests, helping us understand how they are changing over time and, importantly, their critical role in the global carbon cycle.
Equipped with the first-ever fully polarimetric P-band synthetic aperture radar, this satellite can penetrate dense forest canopies. The long 70 cm wavelength of the radar enables it to measure ‘biomass’—the woody trunks, branches and stems—where trees store the majority of their carbon.
Credits: European Space Agency (ESA)
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What is the difference between ESA's Biomass mission and NASA and ISRO's NISAR mission? Are they complementary or just adding more of the same thing? Do ESA and NASA/ISRO have plans to use the data together?
Thanks for your work
Is there a way to turn the captured carbon dioxide into graphite?
Sehr gut, weitermachen! Wichtige Arbeit und wir sollten mehr Geld in solche Forschungen investieren!
If you were wondering, if the nose ring makes a difference in people taking you seriously; yes, it does.
El tono artificial, monótono y gritón del "doblaje" al castellano hace dificil el terminar de ver el vídeo a pesar de que es corto.
Another fantastic
satellite
I need an own satellite under my control and administration for climate science. Thanks in advance.