Optimizing Variable Radius Plot Size and LiDAR Resolution to Model Standing Volume in Conifer Forests

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 428-442

  Deo, Ram Kumar ^a   Froese, Robert E ^a   Falkowski, Michael J ^b   Hudak, Andrew T ^c  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESEARCH STATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM COMPOUNDS; EFFICIENCY; FORESTRY; MEAN SQUARE ERROR;

CONIFER FORESTS; CONVENTIONAL APPROACH; DIFFERENT RESOLUTIONS; FOREST INVENTORY; INVENTORY EFFICIENCY; PREDICTION MODEL; ROOT MEAN SQUARE ERRORS; VARIABLE RADIUS;

OPTICAL RADAR;

EID: 84984876850     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07038992.2016.1220826     Document Type: Article

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