Measuring heights to crown base and crown median with LiDAR in a mature, even-aged loblolly pine stand

Forest Ecology and Management

Volumn 257, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 126-133

  Dean, Thomas J ^a   Cao, Quang V ^a   Roberts, Scott D ^b   Evans, David L ^b  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY AGRICULTURAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy base; Canopy median; Foliage distribution; LiDAR; Weibull function

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS; FORESTRY; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; PULSED LASER APPLICATIONS; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

CANOPY BASE; CANOPY MEDIAN; FOLIAGE DISTRIBUTION; LIDAR; WEIBULL FUNCTION;

OPTICAL RADAR;

CONIFEROUS FOREST; DOMINANCE; ELEVATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOLIAGE; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; LIDAR; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

FORESTRY; LASERS; RADAR; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

PINUS TAEDA;

EID: 56449111305     PISSN: 03781127     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2008.08.024     Document Type: Article

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