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Biomass Mission: Mapping Earth's Lungs in 3D
The new European mission to monitor Earth's forests in three dimensions has taken off. Departing right on time at 11:15 and 52 seconds Italian time, the Vega C rocket carrying Biomass, the ...
New Biomass satellite will provide an unprecedented look at the planet's forests
The Biomass satellite will measure the trunks, branches and stems of the trees that populate the planet's forests. ESA says ...
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Sheffield-conceived satellite to map Earth’s forest in 3D for the first time to help combat climate change
The satellite will create a 3D map of tropical forests after 17 months, then new (non-3D) maps every 9 months for the rest of the 5-year mission, providing insights normally hidden from human sight ...
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Pleasant Gap students learn about ecosystems
PHOTOS PROVIDED Second graders at Pleasant Gap Elementary have been working on an ecosystems science unit and recently ...
ESA successfully launches Biomass, the satellite set to unlock the secrets of the world's forests
The Biomass satellite is designed to measure carbon stocks in tropical forests, helping scientists to understand how they ...
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British Satellite To Map Forests In 3D To Help Combat Climate Change
Conceived by University of Sheffield academic Professor Shaun Quegan, the satellite will create a 3D map of tropical forests after 17 months, then new maps every 9 months for the rest of the 5 ...
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UK-built satellite to deliver first 3D map of Earth’s forests
A satellite developed and built in the UK is set to become the first in the world to measure the structure and condition of Earth’s forests in 3D from space. Known as Biomass, the satellite will use ...