Using remote sensing, researchers have developed a method to guide the state of Maryland’s tree-planting efforts. Nature has provided an effective tool for removing some climate-warming carbon from the atmosphere—trees. Through photosynthesis, trees pull carbon dioxide out of the air and can stor
for hundreds of years. But knowing the best places to plant them—to get the most environmental and economic benefits—can be a challenge.
Using high-resolution lidar data, satellite imagery, and modeling, a team of researchers supported by the has developed a method to help the state of Maryland assess the best places to grow trees. The method considers both the carbon storage potential and economic opportunity of the land.how much carbon could be captured by trees and other plants based on local environmental conditions. The map above shows the amount of carbon stored in trees and other vegetation across Maryland as of 2011.
Statewide, there is potential to soak up nearly three times as much carbon in vegetation compared to what was sequestered in 2011. The behind the map rely on Landsat satellite imagery and high-resolution airborne lidar measurements of tree height and canopy extent.“Maryland is the first state in the nation to use a remote sensing-based system for monitoring forest carbon,” said Rachel Lamb, senior climate advisor for the Maryland Department of the Environment. The agency is using these data to
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