An overview of global leaf area index (LAI): Methods, products, validation, and applications
Leaf area index (LAI) is a critical vegetation structural variable and is essential in the
feedback of vegetation to the climate system. The advancement of the global Earth …
feedback of vegetation to the climate system. The advancement of the global Earth …
Impacts of degradation on water, energy, and carbon cycling of the Amazon tropical forests
Selective logging, fragmentation, and understory fires directly degrade forest structure and
composition. However, studies addressing the effects of forest degradation on carbon, water …
composition. However, studies addressing the effects of forest degradation on carbon, water …
The impact of logging on vertical canopy structure across a gradient of tropical forest degradation intensity in Borneo
Forest degradation through logging is pervasive throughout the world's tropical forests,
leading to changes in the three‐dimensional canopy structure that have profound …
leading to changes in the three‐dimensional canopy structure that have profound …
Optimizing the remote detection of tropical rainforest structure with airborne lidar: Leaf area profile sensitivity to pulse density and spatial sampling
Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) has been considered as a primary source to model the
structure and function of a forest canopy through the indicators leaf area index (LAI) and …
structure and function of a forest canopy through the indicators leaf area index (LAI) and …
Mapping plant area index of tropical evergreen forest by airborne laser scanning. A cross-validation study using LAI2200 optical sensor
G Vincent, C Antin, M Laurans, J Heurtebize… - Remote Sensing of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Leaf area index estimates in dense evergreen tropical moist forest almost exclusively rest on
indirect methods most of which being of limited accuracy or spatial resolution. In this study …
indirect methods most of which being of limited accuracy or spatial resolution. In this study …
Leaf area index estimations by deep learning models using RGB images and data fusion in maize
P Castro-Valdecantos, OE Apolo-Apolo… - Precision …, 2022 - Springer
The leaf area index (LAI) is a biophysical crop parameter of great interest for agronomists
and plant breeders. Direct methods for measuring LAI are normally destructive, while …
and plant breeders. Direct methods for measuring LAI are normally destructive, while …
Estimating canopy density parameters time-series for winter wheat using UAS Mounted LiDAR
Monitoring of canopy density with related metrics such as leaf area index (LAI) makes a
significant contribution to understanding and predicting processes in the soil–plant …
significant contribution to understanding and predicting processes in the soil–plant …
Biological processes dominate seasonality of remotely sensed canopy greenness in an Amazon evergreen forest
Satellite observations of Amazon forests show seasonal and interannual variations, but the
underlying biological processes remain debated. Here we combined radiative transfer …
underlying biological processes remain debated. Here we combined radiative transfer …
Toward a general tropical forest biomass prediction model from very high resolution optical satellite images
Very high spatial resolution (VHSR) optical satellite imagery has shown good potential to
provide non-saturating proxies of tropical forest aboveground biomass (AGB) from the …
provide non-saturating proxies of tropical forest aboveground biomass (AGB) from the …
Emergent crowns and light-use complementarity lead to global maximum biomass and leaf area in Sequoia sempervirens forests
R Van Pelt, SC Sillett, WA Kruse, JA Freund… - Forest Ecology and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Forests> 80 m tall have the highest biomass, and individual trees in these forests are Earth's
largest with deep crowns emerging above neighboring vegetation, but it is unclear to what …
largest with deep crowns emerging above neighboring vegetation, but it is unclear to what …