Estimation of biophysical characteristics for highly variable mixed-conifer stands using small-footprint lidar

Canadian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1129-1138

  Rooker Jensen, Jennifer L ^a   Humes, Karen S ^a   Conner, Tamara ^b   Williams, Christopher J ^a   DeGroot, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO   (United States)

^b USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^c Nez Perce Tribal Forestry   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; OPTICAL RADAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

BIOPHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; LIDAR DATA; NONCONTIGUOUS GEOGRAPHIC AREAS; STRUCTURAL COMPOSITION;

FORESTRY;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DATA ACQUISITION; LIDAR; MODEL VALIDATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SILVICULTURE; TOPOGRAPHY;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOFTWOODS; TOPOGRAPHY;

IDAHO; NEZ PERCE COUNTY; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 33746506688     PISSN: 00455067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/X06-007     Document Type: Article

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