Table 1.

Parameters and thresholds for retaining high quality GEDI shots in the analysis.

Parameter	Threshold
Degraded flag	==0
Quality flag	==1
Number of detected modes	≧1 and <5
DEM elevation (from GEDI file) - EGM2008 geodetic elevation	<50 m
Landsat water persistence	<80
Absolute (Elevation of the lowest mode - mean sea surface)	<5
Total Energy	>2000 and <25000
Max TanDEM-X value	>0 m and <60 m
Min TanDEM-X value	<60
GEDI RH 98	>0 m and <60 m
TanDEM-X standard deviation. GEDI points with 3 to 4 pixels	<1.5 m
TanDEM-X standard deviation. GEDI points with 5 to 6 pixels	<2 m
TanDEM-X standard deviation. GEDI points with >6 pixels	<3 m