Estimation of stem volume using laser scanning-based canopy height metrics

Forestry

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-229

  Maltamo, Matti ^a   Eerikäinen, Kalle ^b   Packalén, Petteri ^a   Hyyppä, Juha ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c FINNISH GEODETIC INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BASAL AREA; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; FOREST CANOPY; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; REMOTE SENSING; WEIBULL THEORY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33646266723     PISSN: 0015752X     EISSN: 14643626     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/forestry/cpl007     Document Type: Article

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