Modeling and predicting aboveground biomass change in young forest using multi-temporal airborne laser scanner data

Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 458-469

  Økseter, Roar ^a   Bollandsås, Ole Martin ^a   Gobakken, Terje ^a   Næsset, Erik ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

airborne laser scanning; biomass change; carbon stock; forest growth; multi temporal data; Norway

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; LASER APPLICATIONS; MEAN SQUARE ERROR; SCANNING;

AIRBORNE LASER SCANNING; CARBON STOCKS; FOREST GROWTH; MULTI-TEMPORAL DATA; NORWAY;

FORECASTING;

EID: 84929278359     PISSN: 02827581     EISSN: 16511891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02827581.2015.1024733     Document Type: Article

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