Using a full-waveform, ground-based, scanning lidar (Echidna®) to retrieve forest vegetation structural parameters in american hardwood and conifer stands

A. Strahler; T. Yao; F. Zhao; X. Yang; Z. Wang; C. Schaaf; C. Woodcock; D. Jupp; D. Culvenor; G. Newnham; J. Lovell

Using a full-waveform, ground-based, scanning lidar (Echidna®) to retrieve forest vegetation structural parameters in american hardwood and conifer stands

A. Strahler
, T. Yao
, F. Zhao
, X. Yang
, Z. Wang
, C. Schaaf
, C. Woodcock
, D. Jupp
, D. Culvenor
, G. Newnham
, J. Lovell

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Boston University
CSIRO

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Abstract

A ground-based, scanning, near-infrared (1064 nm) lidar, the Echidna® validation instrument (EVI), built by CSIRO Australia, retrieves structural parameters of forest stands rapidly and accurately, and by merging multiple scans into a single point cloud also provides 3-D stand reconstructions. Scans and field work in the USA (New England in 2007 and the Sierra Nevada of California in 2008) show that retrievals of mean tree diameter, stem count density (stems/ha), basal area, above-ground woody biomass, and leaf area index for 1-ha plots match conventional field measurements very well. Three-D forest reconstructions provide the ability to make virtual structural measurements that also match field measurements very well.

Original language	English
State	Published - 2011
Event	34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment - The GEOSS Era: Towards Operational Environmental Monitoring - Sydney, NSW, Australia Duration: Apr 10 2011 → Apr 15 2011

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Conference	34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment - The GEOSS Era: Towards Operational Environmental Monitoring
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney, NSW
Period	4/10/11 → 4/15/11

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

Computer Networks and Communications
Environmental Engineering

Keywords

3-D reconstruction
Forest structure
Ground-based lidar

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Strahler, A., Yao, T., Zhao, F., Yang, X., Wang, Z., Schaaf, C., Woodcock, C., Jupp, D., Culvenor, D., Newnham, G., & Lovell, J. (2011). Using a full-waveform, ground-based, scanning lidar (Echidna®) to retrieve forest vegetation structural parameters in american hardwood and conifer stands. Paper presented at 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment - The GEOSS Era: Towards Operational Environmental Monitoring, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

Using a full-waveform, ground-based, scanning lidar (Echidna®) to retrieve forest vegetation structural parameters in american hardwood and conifer stands. / Strahler, A.; Yao, T.; Zhao, F. et al.
2011. Paper presented at 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment - The GEOSS Era: Towards Operational Environmental Monitoring, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

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Strahler, A, Yao, T, Zhao, F, Yang, X, Wang, Z, Schaaf, C, Woodcock, C, Jupp, D, Culvenor, D, Newnham, G & Lovell, J 2011, 'Using a full-waveform, ground-based, scanning lidar (Echidna®) to retrieve forest vegetation structural parameters in american hardwood and conifer stands', Paper presented at 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment - The GEOSS Era: Towards Operational Environmental Monitoring, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 4/10/11 - 4/15/11.

Strahler A, Yao T, Zhao F, Yang X, Wang Z, Schaaf C et al.. Using a full-waveform, ground-based, scanning lidar (Echidna®) to retrieve forest vegetation structural parameters in american hardwood and conifer stands. 2011. Paper presented at 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment - The GEOSS Era: Towards Operational Environmental Monitoring, Sydney, NSW, Australia.

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Using a full-waveform, ground-based, scanning lidar (Echidna®) to retrieve forest vegetation structural parameters in american hardwood and conifer stands

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