These results may provide methods of estimating biomass and other canopy parameters at regional scales, an essential part of understanding global change processes. Landsat Thematic Mapper image of the Washington D.C. area. The Chesapeake Bay is clearly visible. Landsat Thematic Mapper image of the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center site in Maryland. The ground data for this study were collected within the forest stands visible here on the edge of the Chesapeake Bay.
White lines indicate flight tracks of the airborne laser instrument.
The tower in the image is used by SERC for forest-atmosphere research.