ICESat waveform measurements of within‐footprint topographic relief and vegetation vertical structure

@article{Harding2005ICESatWM,
  title={ICESat waveform measurements of within‐footprint topographic relief and vegetation vertical structure},
  author={David J. Harding and Claudia C. Carabajal},
  journal={Geophysical Research Letters},
  year={2005},
  volume={32},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:131113180}
}
The Ice, Cloud and land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) mission determines land surface vertical structure within laser footprints due to topographic relief and vegetation using received waveforms recorded by the Geoscience Laser Altimeter System (GLAS). In low‐relief areas with tree cover the waveforms and derived elevation products provide useful biophysical parameters, including maximum canopy height, crown depth, the outer‐canopy ruggedness, and a measure of canopy cover. For areas where… 
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