Europe's Biomass Mission: The satellite that sees through forests | ESA
European Space Agency’s Biomass Mission is designed to provide new insights into the health and evolution of the world’s forests, helping us understand how they are changing over time and, importantly, their critical role in the global carbon cycle.
Equipped with the first-ever fully polarimetric P-band synthetic aperture radar, this satellite can penetrate dense forest canopies. The long 70 cm wavelength of the radar enables it to measure ‘biomass’—the woody trunks, branches and stems—where trees store the majority of their carbon.
Duration: 2 minutes, 28 seconds
Release Date: April 23, 2025
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