Estimating single-tree branch biomass of Norway spruce by airborne laser scanning

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Volumn 79, Issue , 2013, Pages 147-156

  Hauglin, Marius ^a   Dibdiakova, Janka ^b   Gobakken, Terje ^a   Næsset, Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Accuracy; ALS; Dbh; Estimation; Forestry; Inventory; LIDAR; RBF

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DECISION TREES; ESTIMATION; LASER APPLICATIONS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; OPTICAL RADAR; PLANTS (BOTANY); RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NETWORKS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ACCURACY; ALS; DBH; INVENTORY; RBF;

FORESTRY;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; BIOENERGY; BIOMASS POWER; CONIFEROUS FOREST; DATA SET; ERROR ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; FOREST INVENTORY; LIDAR; LOGGING (TIMBER); NUMERICAL MODEL; PHYTOMASS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ACCURACY; BIOMASS; DECISION THEORY; ERRORS; ESTIMATION; LASERS; LOGGING; PICEA ABIES; PLANTS; RADAR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84875588351     PISSN: 09242716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2013.02.013     Document Type: Article

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