Below the Mangrove Canopy

Scientists use lasers and cameras to characterize the 3D structure of mangrove forests in Gabon.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Below the Mangrove Canopy.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using TLS data courtesy of Atticus Stovall/University of Virginia, based on work supported by the NASA Carbon Monitoring System program. Story by Kathryn Hansen.

Published June 1, 2017
Data acquired February 2017

Sources:: Photograph; Terrestrial Laser Scanner