Estimating tree heights and number of stems in young forest stands using airborne laser scanner data

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 328-340

  Næsset, Erik ^a   Bjerknes, Kjell Olav ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b City Council Administration of Enebakk   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER PULSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCANNING;

LASER SCANNER DATA;

FORESTRY;

FOREST; HEIGHT; LASER METHOD; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 0035665443     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0034-4257(01)00228-0     Document Type: Article

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