Assessing the potential for leaf-off LiDAR data to model canopy closure in temperate deciduous forests

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Volumn 95, Issue , 2014, Pages 134-145

  Parent, Jason R ^a   Volin, John C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Canopy closure; Canopy density; Canopy height model; Canopy openness; Hemispherical photograph; Leaf off; LiDAR

Indexed keywords

DATA PROCESSING; OPTICAL RADAR; PHOTOGRAPHY;

CANOPY CLOSURES; CANOPY DENSITY; CANOPY HEIGHT MODELS; CANOPY OPENNESS; HEMISPHERICAL PHOTOGRAPHS; LEAF-OFF;

FORESTRY;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; DATA SET; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FOREST CANOPY; FOREST MANAGEMENT; LIDAR; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOGRAPHY; SATELLITE DATA; TEMPERATE ENVIRONMENT; TOPOGRAPHY;

DATA PROCESSING; FOREST CANOPY; PHOTOGRAPHY; RADAR;

EID: 84904308495     PISSN: 09242716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2014.06.009     Document Type: Article

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