LiDAR mapping of canopy gaps in continuous cover forests: A comparison of canopy height model and point cloud based techniques

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1193-1211

  Gaulton, R ^a   Malthus, T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

REFORESTATION; SURVEYS;

CANOPY HEIGHT MODELS; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; LOWER DENSITY DATA; MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES; NATURAL REGENERATION; OVERALL ACCURACIES; SPATIALLY-EXPLICIT MODELLING; STRUCTURAL HETEROGENEITY;

OPTICAL RADAR;

ALGORITHM; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST COVER; GIS; HETEROGENEITY; INTERPOLATION; LIDAR; MAPPING METHOD; REGENERATION;

ALGORITHMS; FOREST MANAGEMENT; FORESTS; MAPPING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REFORESTATION; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 77951099745     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160903380565     Document Type: Article

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