A review of remote sensing technology in support of the Kyoto Protocol

Å Rosenqvist, A Milne, R Lucas, M Imhoff… - Environmental Science & …, 2003 - Elsevier
This paper presents an overview of the role of remote sensing technology in the context of
the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Kyoto Protocol …

LiDAR remote sensing of forest structure

K Lim, P Treitz, M Wulder… - Progress in physical …, 2003 - journals.sagepub.com
Light detection and ranging (LiDAR) technology provides horizontal and vertical information
at high spatial resolutions and vertical accuracies. Forest attributes such as canopy height …

ICESat's laser measurements of polar ice, atmosphere, ocean, and land

HJ Zwally, B Schutz, W Abdalati, J Abshire… - Journal of …, 2002 - Elsevier
The Ice, Cloud and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) mission will measure changes in
elevation of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets as part of NASA's Earth Observing …

Earth science applications of ICESat/GLAS: A review

X Wang, X Cheng, P Gong, H Huang… - International journal of …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite (ICESat) completed 19 successful campaigns
for Earth observation missions following its launch in 2003. The Geoscience Laser Altimeter …

Characterizing the structural complexity of the Earth's forests with spaceborne lidar

T de Conto, J Armston, R Dubayah - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Forest structural complexity is a key element of ecosystem functioning, impacting light
environments, nutrient cycling, biodiversity, and habitat quality. Addressing the need for a …

[BOOK][B] Remote sensing for sustainable forest management

SE Franklin - 2001 - taylorfrancis.com
As remote sensing data and methods have become increasingly complex and varied-and
increasingly reliable-so have their uses in forest management. New algorithms have been …

Airborne LiDAR, archaeology, and the ancient Maya landscape at Caracol, Belize

AF Chase, DZ Chase, JF Weishampel, JB Drake… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
Advances in remote sensing and space-based imaging have led to an increased
understanding of past settlements and landscape use, but–until now–the images in tropical …

Map** forest structure for wildlife habitat analysis using multi-sensor (LiDAR, SAR/InSAR, ETM+, Quickbird) synergy

P Hyde, R Dubayah, W Walker, JB Blair… - Remote Sensing of …, 2006 - Elsevier
Measurements of forest structure are important for wildlife habitat management. An optimal
strategy for map** forest structure would include detailed measurements of the vertical …

An object‐oriented approach for analysing and characterizing urban landscape at the parcel level

W Zhou, A Troy - International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2008 - Taylor & Francis
This paper presents an object‐oriented approach for analysing and characterizing the urban
landscape structure at the parcel level using high‐resolution digital aerial imagery and LIght …

Laser altimeter canopy height profiles: Methods and validation for closed-canopy, broadleaf forests

DJ Harding, MA Lefsky, GG Parker, JB Blair - Remote Sensing of …, 2001 - Elsevier
Waveform-recording laser altimeter observations of vegetated landscapes provide a time-
resolved measure of laser pulse backscatter energy from canopy surfaces and the …