GEDI Coverage vs. Full Power Beams

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GEDI Coverage vs. Full Power Beams

by LP DAAC - ckrehbiel » Tue Feb 09, 2021 4:09 pm America/New_York

User Question from GEDI NASA Earthdata Webinar: Is it necessary to differentiate GEDI data from coverage beams vs. from full power beams?

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Re: GEDI Coverage vs. Full Power Beams

by LP DAAC - ckrehbiel » Wed Feb 10, 2021 2:18 pm America/New_York

GEDI coverage beams (beams 0000, 0001, 0010, and 0011) were designed to penetrate canopies of up to 95% canopy cover under “average” conditions. For this reason, it is recommended to preference the GEDI full power beams in cases of dense vegetation.

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Re: GEDI Coverage vs. Full Power Beams

by LP DAAC - jwilson » Fri Jul 29, 2022 9:34 am America/New_York

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Re: GEDI Coverage vs. Full Power Beams

by chidi_mma » Sat May 20, 2023 5:48 pm America/New_York

What determines what beams to use and do both type of beam contain different information?

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Re: GEDI Coverage vs. Full Power Beams

by LP DAAC - dgolon » Wed May 31, 2023 2:31 pm America/New_York

Hi @chidi_mma I have forwarded your question onto our SDLC team. We will post when we have a response.
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