Tree root system characterization and volume estimation by terrestrial laser scanning and quantitative structure modeling

Forests

Volumn 5, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3274-3294

  Smith, Aaron ^a   Astrup, Rasmus ^a   Raumonen, Pasi ^b   Liski, Jari ^c   Krooks, Anssi ^d   Kaasalainen, Sanna ^d   Åkerblom, Markku ^b   Kaasalainen, Mikko ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF BIOECONOMY RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^c FINNISH ENVIRONMENT INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d FINNISH GEODETIC INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Automatic tree modeling; Bioenergy; Carbon cycle estimation; Root biomass; Terrestrial laser scanning; Tree root system architecture

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; BIOMASS; CHARACTERIZATION; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; LASER APPLICATIONS; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS; SURFACE ANALYSIS;

BIO-ENERGY; CARBON CYCLES; ROOT BIOMASS; TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING; TREE MODELING; TREE ROOT SYSTEMS;

SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS;

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; CARBON CYCLE; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; ROOT ARCHITECTURE; ROOT SYSTEM; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

BIOMASS; CARBON; ECOLOGY; THREE DIMENSIONAL DESIGN; TREES;

PICEA ABIES;

EID: 84921489131     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19994907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/f5123274     Document Type: Article

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