Interactive comment on “ Tree height integrated into pantropical forest biomass estimates ” by T

The paper addresses one of the key questions about the use of tree height in improving the biomass allometry. This paper is definitely an excellent contribution to improving the biomass estimation in tropical forests. The presentation of the methodology and the results are sound and accurate. However, the paper suffers from some general and to a large extent unrelated and sometimes erroneous statements in the discussion section. The discussion section is long and includes many subsections covering a variety of topics, and in most cases longer than the methodology and results sections. The authors try to comment on everything from remote sensing methods, carbon, REDD, C1935