Computational-geometry-based retrieval of effective leaf area index using terrestrial laser scanning

IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing

Volumn 50, Issue 10 PART2, 2012, Pages 3958-3969

  Zheng, Guang ^a,b   Moskal, L Monika ^a,c  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy structure; extinction coefficient; gap fraction; leaf area index (LAI); light detection and ranging (LiDAR); terrestrial laser scanning (TLS); voxelization

Indexed keywords

CANOPY STRUCTURE; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENTS; GAP FRACTION; LEAF AREA INDEX; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING; VOXELIZATION;

COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FORESTRY; OPTICAL RADAR; SEEBECK EFFECT; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS;

BIOPHYSICS; CALIBRATION; EXTINCTION COEFFICIENT; FOLIAGE; FOREST CANOPY; GEOMETRY; LASER; LEAF AREA INDEX; LIDAR; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

COMPUTATION; FOREST CANOPY; GEOMETRY; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SURVEYING;

EID: 84867034770     PISSN: 01962892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TGRS.2012.2187907     Document Type: Article

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