A new study modifies a widely used canopy radiation model so that forest stems and branches, long ignored as absorbers of ...

Newswise — Monitoring forest health typically relies on remote sensing tools such as light detection and ranging (LiDAR), radar, and multispectral photography. While radar and LiDAR penetrate canopies ...

They found that sensing depth shifts across growth stages, with middle leaves contributing most to reflectance and near-infrared signals most sensitive to planting density. The team also developed a ...

Urban canopy layer: The layer of air interspersed between the buildings, trees and other objects of which a city is composed, and extending upward to the average height of the buildings and trees.

Google Maps is getting a few new features to help people better understand our burning planet. The first is a new “fire” layer in the main map view, which will let you view the exact boundaries of a ...