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Carbon Sequestration Potential for Maryland

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Carbon sequestration potential within the state of Maryland, defined as 95% of maximum forest aboveground biomass (Mg/ha), simulated after 500 years of succession.

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A new dataset maps the aboveground biomass of Maryland's forests and estimates their potential for future carbon sequestration.

AirSWOT Ka-band Radar from ABoVE

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Example of AirSWOT radar products in ABoVE Projection at 3.6 m resolution, for a flight over the ABoVE C grid Ch065v034. Left: Shape for backscatter image. Middle: Backscatter magnitude shows bright reflection in the near range and no returns, yielding regions of no data, in the far range. Right: Derived elevation product.

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The ABoVE project has released data from AirSWOT flights in Summer 2017 collected over Alaska and Canada.

ACT-America Atmospheric Data Updated

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Photograph of the Midwestern United States taken during a Fall 2017 ACT-America flight. A storm system had recently brought a blanket of snow to the region. (Image credit: NASA/Bing Lin)

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Atmospheric gas data from all four seasonal flight campaigns (Summer 2016, Winter 2017, Fall 2017, and Spring 2018) are now available from the ACT-America mission.