What does airborne LiDAR really measure in upland ecosystems?

Ecohydrology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 584-594

  Luscombe, David J ^a   Anderson, Karen ^a   Gatis, Naomi ^a   Wetherelt, Andrew ^a   Grand Clement, Emilie ^a   Brazier, Richard E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DSM; Ecohydrology; Ecosystem services; Exmoor; LiDAR; Peatlands; Terrestrial laser scanning; UK; Uncertainty; Uplands

Indexed keywords

ECOSYSTEMS; LASER APPLICATIONS; SCANNING; SEEBECK EFFECT; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS; SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS; VEGETATION; WETLANDS;

ECO-HYDROLOGY; ECOSYSTEM SERVICES; EXMOOR; PEAT LAND; TERRESTRIAL LASER SCANNING; UNCERTAINTY; UPLANDS;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 84931956416     PISSN: 19360584     EISSN: 19360592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eco.1527     Document Type: Article

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