Using commercial, high-resolution satellite images and artificial intelligence, a team of NASA-funded scientists mapped almost 10 billion individual trees in Africa’s drylands in order to assess the amount of carbon stored outside of major forests. The result is the first comprehensive estimate of carbon density in the Saharan, Sahel, and Sudanian zones of Africa.
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NASA Maps Carbon of 10 Billion Individual Trees
We’ve mapped almost 10 billion trees in Africa’s drylands to assess carbon storage outside major forests.
01 de março de 2023
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