GEDI Performance over Wetlands
-
- Subject Matter Expert
- Posts: 59
- Joined: Tue Nov 12, 2019 3:29 pm America/New_York
GEDI Performance over Wetlands
User Question from NASA Earthdata Webinar: How does GEDI perform on shorter but dense canopies, such as wetlands with ~3m high canopies?
Tags:
-
- Subject Matter Expert
- Posts: 59
- Joined: Tue Nov 12, 2019 3:29 pm America/New_York
Re: GEDI Performance over Wetlands
GEDI is not designed for measurement of non-woody or near ground vegetation. Additionally, over wetlands, water levels and inundation can affect the estimation.