Estimation of tropical forest height and biomass dynamics using lidar remote sensing at la Selva, Costa Rica

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Dubayah, R O ^a   Sheldon, S L ^a   Clark, D B ^b,c   Hofton, M A ^a   Blair, J B ^d   Hurtt, G C ^e   Chazdon, R L ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c La Selva Biological Station   (Costa Rica)

^d NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; CARBON SINK; FOREST COVER; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; LIDAR; MAP GRAPHICS; OLD-GROWTH FOREST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SECONDARY FOREST; SPATIAL VARIATION; TROPICAL FOREST;

COSTA RICA; HEREDIA; LA SELVA;

EID: 77951036183     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JG000933     Document Type: Article

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