Estimation of biomass and volume of shrub vegetation using LiDAR and spectral data in a Mediterranean environment

Biomass and Bioenergy

Volumn 46, Issue , 2012, Pages 710-721

  Estornell, J ^a   Ruiz, L A ^a   Velazquez Marti B ^a   Hermosilla, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biomass; LiDAR; Shrub; Spectral information; Volume

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE IMAGES; BEST FIT; FIELD DATA; FIELD MEASUREMENT; GREEN BAND; LIDAR DATA; LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; MEDITERRANEAN FOREST; SHRUB; SPECTRAL DATA; SPECTRAL INFORMATION; STANDARD DEVIATION; STEPWISE REGRESSION; VEGETATION INDEX; VOLUME;

ESTIMATION; OPTICAL RADAR; STATISTICS; VEGETATION;

BIOMASS;

AIRBORNE SENSING; BIOMASS; LIDAR; MEDITERRANEAN ENVIRONMENT; SATELLITE DATA; SHRUB; VOLUME;

EID: 84868507772     PISSN: 09619534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biombioe.2012.06.023     Document Type: Article

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