Validation of Canopy Height Profile methodology for small-footprint full-waveform airborne LiDAR data in a discontinuous canopy environment

ISPRS Journal of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing

Volumn 104, Issue , 2015, Pages 144-157

  Fieber, Karolina D ^a   Davenport, Ian J ^a   Tanase, Mihai A ^b   Ferryman, James M ^a   Gurney, Robert J ^a   Becerra, Victor M ^a   Walker, Jeffrey P ^c   Hacker, Jorg M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Canopy height profile (CHP); Discontinuous canopy cover; Effective leaf area index (LAIe); Full waveform; LiDAR; Small footprint

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; FORESTRY; PHOTOGRAPHY; REFLECTION; VEGETATION;

CANOPY COVER; CANOPY HEIGHTS; FULL-WAVEFORMS; LEAF AREA INDEX; SMALL FOOTPRINTS;

OPTICAL RADAR;

BIOMASS; CANOPY ARCHITECTURE; DATA SET; FOLIAGE; FOREST CANOPY; HEIGHT DETERMINATION; LEAF AREA INDEX; LIDAR; PHOTOGRAPHY; REFLECTANCE; VERTICAL PROFILE; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

CORRELATION; FOREST CANOPY; REFLECTANCE;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84925454506     PISSN: 09242716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.isprsjprs.2015.03.001     Document Type: Article

References (52)

1. Aber J.D. Method for estimating foliage-height profiles in broad-leaved forests. J. Ecol. 1979, 67(1):35-40.
2. Armston J., Disney M., Lewis P., Scarth P., Phinn S., Lucas R., Bunting P., Goodwin N. Direct retrieval of canopy gap probability using airborne waveform lidar. Remote Sens. Environ. 2013, 134:24-38.
3. Black T.A., Chen J.-M., Lee X., Sagar R.M. Characteristics of shortwave and longwave irradiances under a Douglas-fir forest stand. Can. J. For. Res. 1991, 21(7):1020-1028.
4. Breda N.J.J. Ground-based measurements of leaf area index: a review of methods, instruments and current controversies. J. Exp. Bot. 2003, 54(392):2403-2417.
5. Burrows, W.H., Hoffman, M.B., Compton, J.F., Back, P.V., 2001. Allometric relationships and community biomass stocks in White Cypress Pine (Callitris glaucophylla) and associated eucalpyts of the Carnarvon area, central Queensland. National Carbon Accounting System Technical Report No. 33. The Australian Greenhouse Office.
6. Calders K., Lewis P., Disney M., Verbesselt J., Armston J., Herold M. Effects of clumping on modelling LiDAR waveforms in forest canopies 2012, 3391-3394. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Munich, Germany.
7. Chen J.M., Black T.A. Defining leaf area index for non-flat leaves. Plant, Cell Environ. 1992, 15(4):421-429.
8. Chen J.M., Cihlar J. Retrieving leaf area index of boreal conifer forests using Landsat TM images. Remote Sens. Environ. 1996, 55(2):153-162.
9. Chen J.M., Black T.A., Adams R.S. Evaluation of hemispherical photography for determining plant area index and geometry of a forest stand. Agric. For. Meteorol. 1991, 56(1-2):129-143.
10. Chen J.M., Rich P.M., Gower S.T., Norman J.M., Plummer S. Leaf area index of boreal forests: theory, techniques, and measurements. J. Geophys. Res.: Atmos. 1997, 102(D24):29429-29443.
11. Chen X.T., Disney M.I., Lewis P., Armston J., Han J.T., Li J.C. Sensitivity of direct canopy gap fraction retrieval from airborne waveform lidar to topography and survey characteristics. Remote Sens. Environ. 2014, 143:15-25.
12. Fieber K.D., Davenport I.J., Ferryman J.M., Gurney R.J., Walker J.P., Hacker J.M. Analysis of full-waveform LiDAR data for classification of an orange orchard scene. ISPRS J. Photogram. Remote Sens. 2013, 82:63-82.
13. Fieber K.D., Davenport I.J., Tanase M.A., Ferryman J.M., Gurney R.J., Walker J.P., Hacker J.M. Preliminary leaf area index estimates from airborne small footprint full-waveform LiDAR data 2013, 3379-3382. IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Melbourne, Australia.
14. Fieber K.D., Davenport I.J., Tanase M.A., Ferryman J.M., Gurney R.J., Walker J.P., Hacker J.M. Effective LAI and CHP of a single tree from small-footprint full-waveform LiDAR. IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett. 2014, 11(9):1-5.
15. Hamilton S.D., Brodie G., O'dwyer C. Allometric relationships for estimating biomass in grey box (Eucalyptus microcarpa). Aust. Forest. 2005, 68(4):267-273.
16. Harding D.J., Lefsky M.A., Parker G.G., Blair J.B. Laser altimeter canopy height profiles: methods and validation for closed-canopy, broadleaf forests. Remote Sens. Environ. 2001, 76(3):283-297.
17. Hopkinson C., Lovell J., Chasmer L., Jupp D., Kljun N., Van Gorsel E. Integrating terrestrial and airborne lidar to calibrate a 3D canopy model of effective leaf area index. Remote Sens. Environ. 2013, 136:301-314.
18. Hosoi F., Nakai Y., Omasa K. Estimation and error analysis of woody canopy leaf area density profiles using 3-D airborne and ground-based scanning lidar remote-sensing techniques. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. 2010, 48(5):2215-2223.
19. Jensen J.L.R., Humes K.S., Vierling L.A., Hudak A.T. Discrete return lidar-based prediction of leaf area index in two conifer forests. Remote Sens. Environ. 2008, 112(10):3947-3957.
20. Jonckheere I., Fleck S., Nackaerts K., Muys B., Coppin P., Weiss M., Baret F. Review of methods for in situ leaf area index determination: Part I. Theories, sensors and hemispherical photography. Agric. For. Meteorol. 2004, 121(1-2):19-35.
21. Koetz B., Morsdorf F., Sun G., Ranson K.J., Itten K., Allgower B. Inversion of a lidar waveform model for forest biophysical parameter estimation. IEEE Geosci. Remote Sens. Lett. 2006, 3(1):49-53.
22. Lang A.R.G., Mcmurtrie R.E., Benson M.L. Validity of surface area indices of Pinus radiata estimated from transmittance of the sun's beam. Agric. For. Meteorol. 1991, 57(1-3):157-170.
23. Lefsky M.A. Application of Lidar Remote Sensing to the Estimation of Forest Canopy and Stand Structure 1997, University of Virginia.
24. Lefsky M.A., Cohen W.B., Acker S.A., Parker G.G., Spies T.A., Harding D. Lidar remote sensing of the canopy structure and biophysical properties of douglas-fir western hemlock forests. Remote Sens. Environ. 1999, 70(3):339-361.
25. Lefsky M.A., Harding D., Keller M., Cohen W.B., Carabajal C., Del Bom Espirito-Santo F., Hunter M., De Oliveira R. Estimates of forest canopy height and aboveground biomass using ICESat. Geophys. Res. Lett. 2005, 32.
26. Lefsky M.A., Hudak A.T., Cohen W.B., Acker S.A. Geographic variability in lidar predictions of forest stand structure in the Pacific Northwest. Remote Sens. Environ. 2005, 95(4):532-548.
27. Levy P.E., Jarvis P.G. Direct and indirect measurements of LAI in millet and fallow vegetation in HAPEX-Sahel. Agric. For. Meteorol. 1999, 97(3):199-212.
28. Lindberg E., Olofsson K., Holmgren J., Olsson H. Estimation of 3D vegetation structure from waveform and discrete return airborne laser scanning data. Remote Sens. Environ. 2012, 118:151-161.
29. Lovell J.L., Jupp D.L.B., Culvenor D.S., Coops N.C. Using airborne and ground-based ranging lidar to measure canopy structure in Australian forests. Can. J. Remote Sens. 2003, 29(5):607-622.
30. Macarthur R.H., Horn H.S. Foliage profile by vertical measurements. Ecology 1969, 50(5):802-804.
31. Macfarlane C., Hoffman M., Eamus D., Kerp N., Higginson S., Mcmurtrie R., Adams M. Estimation of leaf area index in eucalypt forest using digital photography. Agric. For. Meteorol. 2007, 143(3-4):176-188.
32. Mallet C., Bretar F. Full-waveform topographic lidar: State-of-the-art. ISPRS J. Photogram. Remote Sens. 2009, 64(1):1-16.
33. Miller M.E., Lefsky M., Pang Y. Optimization of Geoscience Laser Altimeter System waveform metrics to support vegetation measurements. Remote Sens. Environ. 2011, 115(2):298-305.
34. Monerris, A., Walker, J.P., Panciera, R., Jackson, T., Tanase, M., Gray, D., Ryu, D., 2011. The Third Soil Moisture Active Passive Experiment. Workplan.
35. Morsdorf F., Kötz B., Meier E., Itten K.I., Allgöwer B. Estimation of LAI and fractional cover from small footprint airborne laser scanning data based on gap fraction. Remote Sens. Environ. 2006, 104(1):50-61.
36. Morsdorf F., Nichol C., Malthus T., Woodhouse I.H. Assessing forest structural and physiological information content of multi-spectral LiDAR waveforms by radiative transfer modelling. Remote Sens. Environ. 2009, 113(10):2152-2163.
37. Ni-Meister W., Lee S., Strahler A.H., Woodcock C.E., Schaaf C., Yao T., Ranson K.J., Sun G., Blair J.B. Assessing general relationships between aboveground biomass and vegetation structure parameters for improved carbon estimate from lidar remote sensing. J. Geophys. Res.: Biogeosci. 2010, 115(G2):G00E11.
38. Panciera R., Walker J.P., Jackson T.J., Gray D.A., Tanase M.A., Ryu D., Monerris A., Yardley H., Rüdiger C., Wu N., Gao Y., Hacker J.M. The Soil Moisture Active Passive Experiments (SMAPEx): toward soil moisture retrieval from the SMAP mission. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. 2013, (99):1-18.
39. Riaño D., Valladares F., Condés S., Chuvieco E. Estimation of leaf area index and covered ground from airborne laser scanner (Lidar) in two contrasting forests. Agric. For. Meteorol. 2004, 124(3-4):269-275.
40. Richardson J.J., Moskal L.M., Kim S.-H. Modeling approaches to estimate effective leaf area index from aerial discrete-return LiDAR. Agric. For. Meteorol. 2009, 149(6-7):1152-1160.
41. Solberg S., Næsset E., Hanssen K.H., Christiansen E. Mapping defoliation during a severe insect attack on Scots pine using airborne laser scanning. Remote Sens. Environ. 2006, 102(3-4):364-376.
42. Solberg S., Brunner A., Hanssen K.H., Lange H., Næsset E., Rautiainen M., Stenberg P. Mapping LAI in a Norway spruce forest using airborne laser scanning. Remote Sens. Environ. 2009, 113(11):2317-2327.
43. Sun G., Ranson K.J. Modeling lidar returns from forest canopies. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. 2000, 38(6):2617-2626.
44. Tang H., Dubayah R., Swatantran A., Hofton M., Sheldon S., Clark D.B., Blair B. Retrieval of vertical LAI profiles over tropical rain forests using waveform lidar at La Selva, Costa Rica. Remote Sens. Environ. 2012, 124:242-250.
45. Weiss M., Baret F., Smith G.J., Jonckheere I., Coppin P. Review of methods for in situ leaf area index (LAI) determination: Part II. Estimation of LAI, errors and sampling. Agric. For. Meteorol. 2004, 121(1-2):37-53.
46. White M.A., Asner G.P., Nemani R.R., Privette J.L., Running S.W. Measuring fractional cover and leaf area index in arid ecosystems: digital camera, radiation transmittance, and laser altimetry methods. Remote Sens. Environ. 2000, 74(1):45-57.
47. Wilson J.W. Analysis of the spatial distribution of foliage by two-dimensional point Quadrats. New Phytol. 1959, 58(1):92-99.
48. Wilson J.W. Stand structure and light penetration. I. Analysis by Point Quadrats. J. Appl. Ecol. 1965, 2(2):383-390.
49. Yao T., Yang X., Zhao F., Wang Z., Zhang Q., Jupp D., Lovell J., Culvenor D., Newnham G., Ni-Meister W., Schaaf C., Woodcock C., Wang J., Li X., Strahler A. Measuring forest structure and biomass in New England forest stands using Echidna ground-based lidar. Remote Sens. Environ. 2011, 115(11):2965-2974.
50. Zhao F., Yang X., Schull M.A., Román-Colón M.O., Yao T., Wang Z., Zhang Q., Jupp D.L.B., Lovell J.L., Culvenor D.S., Newnham G.J., Richardson A.D., Ni-Meister W., Schaaf C.L., Woodcock C.E., Strahler A.H. Measuring effective leaf area index, foliage profile, and stand height in New England forest stands using a full-waveform ground-based lidar. Remote Sens. Environ. 2011, 115(11):2954-2964.
51. Zhao F., Strahler A.H., Schaaf C.L., Yao T., Yang X., Wang Z., Schull M.A., Román M.O., Woodcock C.E., Olofsson P., Ni-Meister W., Jupp D.L.B., Lovell J.L., Culvenor D.S., Newnham G.J. Measuring gap fraction, element clumping index and LAI in Sierra Forest stands using a full-waveform ground-based lidar. Remote Sens. Environ. 2012, 125:73-79.
52. Zheng G., Moskal L.M. Computational-Geometry-Based Retrieval of Effective Leaf Area Index Using Terrestrial Laser Scanning. IEEE Trans. Geosci. Remote Sens. 2012, 50(10):3958-3969.