[HTML][HTML] Terrestrial laser scanning in forest ecology: Expanding the horizon

K Calders, J Adams, J Armston, H Bartholomeus… - Remote Sensing of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) was introduced for basic forest measurements, such as tree
height and diameter, in the early 2000s. Recent advances in sensor and algorithm …

Remote sensing of the terrestrial carbon cycle: A review of advances over 50 years

J Xiao, F Chevallier, C Gomez, L Guanter… - Remote sensing of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Quantifying ecosystem carbon fluxes and stocks is essential for better understanding the
global carbon cycle and improving projections of the carbon-climate feedbacks. Remote …

[HTML][HTML] The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation: High-resolution laser ranging of the Earth's forests and topography

R Dubayah, JB Blair, S Goetz, L Fatoyinbo… - Science of remote …, 2020 - Elsevier
Obtaining accurate and widespread measurements of the vertical structure of the Earth's
forests has been a long-sought goal for the ecological community. Such observations are …

Unexpectedly large impact of forest management and grazing on global vegetation biomass

KH Erb, T Kastner, C Plutzar, ALS Bais, N Carvalhais… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
Carbon stocks in vegetation have a key role in the climate system,,,. However, the
magnitude, patterns and uncertainties of carbon stocks and the effect of land use on the …

Improved allometric models to estimate the aboveground biomass of tropical trees

J Chave, M Réjou‐Méchain, A Búrquez… - Global change …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Terrestrial carbon stock mapping is important for the successful implementation of climate
change mitigation policies. Its accuracy depends on the availability of reliable allometric …

Digital elevation model quality assessment methods: A critical review

L Polidori, M El Hage - Remote sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Digital elevation models (DEMs) are widely used in geoscience. The quality of a DEM is a
primary requirement for many applications and is affected during the different processing …

A survey of remote sensing-based aboveground biomass estimation methods in forest ecosystems

D Lu, Q Chen, G Wang, L Liu, G Li… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Remote sensing-based methods of aboveground biomass (AGB) estimation in forest
ecosystems have gained increased attention, and substantial research has been conducted …

The European Space Agency BIOMASS mission: Measuring forest above-ground biomass from space

S Quegan, T Le Toan, J Chave, J Dall… - Remote Sensing of …, 2019 - Elsevier
The primary objective of the European Space Agency's 7th Earth Explorer mission,
BIOMASS, is to determine the worldwide distribution of forest above-ground biomass (AGB) …

Non-destructive tree volume estimation through quantitative structure modelling: Comparing UAV laser scanning with terrestrial LIDAR

B Brede, K Calders, A Lau, P Raumonen… - Remote Sensing of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Above-Ground Biomass (AGB) product calibration and validation require ground
reference plots at hectometric scales to match space-borne missions' resolution. Traditional …

[HTML][HTML] Comparison of Sentinel-2 and Landsat 8 imagery for forest variable prediction in boreal region

H Astola, T Häme, L Sirro, M Molinier, J Kilpi - Remote Sensing of …, 2019 - Elsevier
We compared the performance of Sentinel-2 and Landsat 8 data for forest variable
prediction in the boreal forest of Southern Finland. We defined twelve modelling setups to …