Forest Canopy and Ground Elevation Measurement for Reducing Uncertainty of Forest Biomass, Improving Accuracy of Forest Floor Using Multi-Footprint Observation Lidar and Imager (Moli) Mission

The Multi-footprint Observation Lidar and Imager (MOLI), is earth observation lidar mission on board the Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility (JEM-EF) on the International Space Station. This project advanced to Phase A in October 2021, the team began working on the next phase of the project with a formal budget. Mission instruments consist of lidar as a laser altimeter and imager. The purpose of the updated mission and the status of the laser test will be reported.