Journal of Remote Sensing Archives - Astrobiology

Illustration of changes in canopy height. (A) Canopy height of dense forests in different years. (B and C) Comparison of canopy height between sparse and dense forests in different years. Satellite images from Bing Map (2020). -- Journal of Remote Sensing

Biosignatures & Paleobiology

Orbital Biosignature Assay: Watching Forests Grow From Space

by Keith CowingJuly 5, 2026July 5, 2026

[Chinese Academy of Sciences] Forests are central to climate mitigation, yet tracking how fast they grow over decades remains difficult.