Mapping tropical forest biomass with radar and spaceborne LiDAR in Lopé National Park, Gabon: Overcoming problems of high biomass and persistent cloud

Biogeosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 179-191

  Mitchard, E T A ^a   Saatchi, S S ^b   White, L J T ^c,d,e   Abernethy, K A ^d,e   Jeffery, K J ^c,d,e   Lewis, S L ^f,j   Collins, M ^g   Lefsky, M A ^h   Leal, M E ⁱ   Woodhouse, I H ^a   Meir, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Agence Nationale des Parcs Nationaux   (Gabon)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^e CENAREST   (Gabon)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^g LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

^h Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

ⁱ MISSOURI BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON SEQUESTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; ICESAT; LIDAR; MAPPING METHOD; RADAR; RESOLUTION; SATELLITE DATA; TERRAIN; TROPICAL FOREST;

GABON; LOPE NATIONAL PARK; OGOOUE IVINDO;

EID: 84863714143     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-9-179-2012     Document Type: Article

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