Simulated impact of sample plot size and co-registration error on the accuracy and uncertainty of LiDAR-derived estimates of forest stand biomass

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 636-649

  Frazer, G W ^a   Magnussen, S ^a   Wulder, M A ^a   Niemann, K O ^b  

^a PACIFIC FORESTRY CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airborne laser scanning; Canopy structure; Co registration error; Forest biomass; Forest inventory; LiDAR; Plot size; Regression; Survey design

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE LASER SCANNING; CANOPY STRUCTURE; COREGISTRATION; FOREST BIOMASS; FOREST INVENTORY; LIDAR; PLOT SIZE; REGRESSION; SURVEY DESIGN;

BIOMASS; ESTIMATION; FORECASTING; LASER APPLICATIONS; OPTIMIZATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SURVEYS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

OPTICAL RADAR;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; DATA SET; FIELD SURVEY; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST INVENTORY; GPS; LASER METHOD; LIDAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

EID: 78650877896     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2010.10.008     Document Type: Article

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