Sub-footprint analysis to uncover tree height variation using ICESat/GLAS

International Journal of Applied Earth Observation and Geoinformation

Volumn 35, Issue PB, 2015, Pages 284-293

  Tian, Jinyan ^a   Wang, Le ^b   Li, Xiaojuan ^a  

^a CAPITAL NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Gaussian decomposition; GLAS; Levenberg Marquardt; Sub footprint analysis; Tree height

Indexed keywords

ALTIMETER; FOREST COVER; FORESTRY; GAUSSIAN METHOD; HEIGHT; ICESAT; TREE; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

CHINA; EJINA; NEI MONGGOL;

POPULUS EUPHRATICA;

EID: 84919356322     PISSN: 15698432     EISSN: 1872826X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jag.2014.09.016     Document Type: Article

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