Estimation of mean tree height using small-footprint airborne LiDAR without a digital terrain model

Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 425-431

  Yamamoto, Kazukiyo ^a,b   Takahashi, Tomoaki ^c   Miyachi, Yousuke ^d   Kondo, Naoto ^e   Morita, Shinichi ^f   Nakao, Motohiko ^f   Shibayama, Takashi ^f   Takaichi, Yoshiyuki ^g   Tsuzuku, Masashi ^g   Murate, Naoaki ^g  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^c FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^d FUJITSU LABORATORIES LTD   (Japan)

^e The Norinchukin Bank   (Japan)

^f PASCO   (Japan)

^g Nakanihon Air Service Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airborne LiDAR; DTM; Hinoki cypress; Mean tree height

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE LIDAR; CONTINUOUS SURFACE; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; DTM; ELEVATION MODELS; GROUND RETURN; GROUND SURFACES; HINOKI CYPRESS; LIDAR DATA; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; MEAN TREE HEIGHT; PENETRATION RATES; REFERENCE DATA; TOP SURFACE; TREE TOPS; VERTICAL DIFFERENCE;

ESTIMATION; OPTICAL RADAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

FORESTRY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AIRBORNE SURVEY; CANOPY; CONIFEROUS FOREST; CONIFEROUS TREE; DIGITAL TERRAIN MODEL; ESTIMATION METHOD; HEIGHT; LASER; LIDAR; MONTANE FOREST; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING;

FORESTRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITES; TREE DIMENSIONS;

CUPRESSUS;

EID: 81255140969     PISSN: 13416979     EISSN: 16107403     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10310-010-0234-5     Document Type: Article

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