Pre-launch assessment of Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) performance for biomass mapping
John David Armston1, Steven Hancock2, Hao Tang3, Paul L Patterson4, Sean P Healey4, James R Kellner5, Laura Duncanson1, Scott B Luthcke6, Ralph Dubayah7 and GEDI Science Definition Team, (1)University of Maryland College Park, Department of Geographical Sciences, College Park, MD, United States, (2)University of Maryland College Park, Geographical Sciences, College Park, MD, United States, (3)University of Maryland College Park, College Park, MD, United States, (4)Rocky Mountain Research Station, Ogden, United States, (5)Brown University, Providence, RI, United States, (6)NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Geodesy and Geophysics Laboratory, Greenbelt, MD, United States, (7)University of Maryland, Department of Geographical Sciences, College Park, United States
