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Tree Canopy Height from 1650 to 1992

This series of maps shows how much the landscape of the eastern United States changed between 1650 and 1992. The maps depict canopy height, the height of the tallest continuous layer of vegetation.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Tree Canopy Height from 1650 to 1992.

Maps by Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, based on data from Steyaert and Knox. Caption by Holli Riebeek.

Published February 2, 2008