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New satellite to weigh the world's forests

04.29.25 | Chalmers University of Technology
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New satellite will weigh the world’s forests
The European Space Agency’s Biomass satellite is the first satellite equipped with a radar that can penetrate the forest canopy to map entire trees. This will allow scientists to determine how much biomass Earth’s forests actually contain. Credit: SA/ATG Medialab

Keywords

Biomass Climatology Forestry Forests Radar Satellite Communications Space Sciences Space Technology

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Mia Halleröd Palmgren, Press Officer
Chalmers University of Technology
mia.hallerodpalmgren@chalmers.se

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