UAV lidar and hyperspectral fusion for forest monitoring in the southwestern USA

T Sankey, J Donager, J McVay, JB Sankey - Remote Sensing of …, 2017 - Elsevier
Forest vegetation classification and structure measurements are fundamental steps for
planning, monitoring, and evaluating large-scale forest changes including restoration …

Comparison and utilization of point cloud generated from photogrammetry and laser scanning: 3D world model for smart heavy equipment planning

D Moon, S Chung, S Kwon, J Seo, J Shin - Automation in Construction, 2019 - Elsevier
Inaccurate information regarding the terrain in construction projects represents a major
challenge to the earthwork process. Both construction quality and productivity have to be …

Quantifying plant-soil-nutrient dynamics in rangelands: Fusion of UAV hyperspectral-LiDAR, UAV multispectral-photogrammetry, and ground-based LiDAR-digital …

JB Sankey, TT Sankey, J Li, S Ravi, G Wang… - Remote Sensing of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Rangelands cover 70% of the world's land surface, and provide critical ecosystem services
of primary production, soil carbon storage, and nutrient cycling. These ecosystem services …

Traversing the wasteland: a framework for assessing ecological threats to drylands

DL Hoover, B Bestelmeyer, NB Grimm, TE Huxman… - …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Drylands cover 41% of the Earth's terrestrial surface, play a critical role in global ecosystem
function, and are home to over two billion people. Like other biomes, drylands face …

Soil complexity and pedogenesis

JD Phillips - Soil Science, 2017 - journals.lww.com
This paper reviews recent developments in studies of soil complexity, focusing on the
variability of soil types within soil landscapes. Changes in soil complexity are directly related …

Global changes in dryland vegetation dynamics (1988–2008) assessed by satellite remote sensing: comparing a new passive microwave vegetation density record …

N Andela, YY Liu, A Van Dijk, RAM De Jeu… - …, 2013 - bg.copernicus.org
Drylands, covering nearly 30% of the global land surface, are characterized by high climate
variability and sensitivity to land management. Here, two satellite-observed vegetation …

Assessing the performance of structure‐from‐motion photogrammetry and terrestrial LiDAR for reconstructing soil surface microtopography of naturally vegetated plots

SK Nouwakpo, MA Weltz… - Earth Surface Processes …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Soil microtopography is a property of critical importance in many earth surface processes but
is often difficult to quantify. Advances in computer vision technologies have made image …

Wildfire risk and hazardous fuel reduction treatments along the US-Mexico border: a review of the science (1986-2019)

KM Laushman, SM Munson… - Air, Soil and Water …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The ecosystems along the border between the United States and Mexico are at increasing
risk to wildfire due to interactions among climate, land-use, and fuel loads. A wide range of …

Characterizing turbulent wind flow around dryland vegetation

JR Mayaud, GFS Wiggs… - Earth surface processes …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Wind flow has been studied in situations where it encounters porous and solid windbreaks,
but there has been a lack of research exploring turbulent wind dynamics around and in the …

Woody plant encroachment of grassland and the reversibility of shrub dominance: Erosion, fire, and feedback processes

J Li, S Ravi, G Wang, RS Van Pelt, TE Gill… - Ecosphere, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Many grass‐dominated ecosystems in dryland regions have experienced increasing woody
plant density and abundance during the past century. In many cases, this process has led to …