Might the forest be with you: GEDI strikes towards launch to house station

GEDI (pronounced like ‘Jedi,’ of Star Wars fame) is a first-of-its-kind laser instrument designed to map the world’s forests in Three-D from house. These measurements will assist fill in essential gaps in scientists’ understanding of how a lot carbon is saved on this planet’s forests, the potential for ecosystems to soak up rising concentrations of carbon dioxide in Earth’s environment, and the affect of forest modifications on biodiversity.
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