LVIS L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Data

LVIS Classic L2 Geolocated Surface Elevation and Canopy Height Product V001 contains Level-2 geolocated surface elevation and canopy height measurements. Data was collected by the NASA Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS) Facility, an imaging lidar and camera sensor suite. The dataset is provided by the NSIDC_CPRD organization.

Use Cases

• Estimate forest biomass and carbon stock from canopy height measurements.
• Model terrain and surface elevation for hydrological or geomorphological studies.
• Calibrate or validate broader-scale satellite-derived elevation products using precise lidar geolocation.
• Analyze vegetation structure and its changes over time using the lidar-derived height profiles.

Strengths

• Contains Level-2 processed, geolocated data from a NASA sensor suite.
• Provides direct measurements of surface elevation and canopy height from an imaging lidar.

Limitations

• Specific spatial coverage, temporal range, and data volume are unknown.
• Data quality and potential biases related to sensor calibration or atmospheric conditions are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

NASA Land, Vegetation, and Ice Sensor (LVIS) Facility.

Collection Method

Collected by an airborne imaging lidar and camera sensor suite.