Area-based assessment of forest standing volume by field measurements and airborne laser scanner data

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 30, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 5177-5194

  Barbati, A ^a   Chirici, G ^b   Corona, P ^a   Montaghi, A ^c   Travaglini, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TUSCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LASER APPLICATIONS;

AIRBORNE LASER SCANNERS; AIRBORNE LASER SCANNING; CANOPY MODEL; CONIFEROUS FORESTS; ESTIMATION METHODS; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FOREST INVENTORY DATA; GAP DETECTION;

FORESTRY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIRBORNE SENSING; CANOPY GAP; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST INVENTORY; LASER METHOD; RASTER;

EID: 70449391419     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160903023017     Document Type: Article

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