The wave of modernization around us has put the automotive industry on the brink of a
paradigm shift. Leveraging the ever-evolving technologies, vehicles are steadily …

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 …

Accurate forest biomass estimation at the individual tree scale is the foundation of timber
industry and forest management. It plays an important role in explaining ecological issues …

The land surface models that provide surface fluxes of energy and mass to the atmosphere
in weather forecast and climate models typically represent plant canopies as a homogenous …

Accurately quantifying tree and forest structure is important for monitoring and
understanding terrestrial ecosystem functioning in a changing climate. The emergence of …

Spatially continuous map** forest aboveground biomass (AGB) is crucial for better
understanding the capacities of carbon sequestration capacities of forest ecosystems at both …

Leaf area index (LAI) is an important vegetation parameter. Active light detection and
ranging (LiDAR) technology has been widely used to estimate vegetation LAI. In this study …

The measurement of forest structure has evolved steadily due to advances in technology,
methodology, and theory. Such advances have greatly increased our capacity to describe …

Since biodiversity often increases ecosystem functioning, changes in tree species diversity
could substantially influence terrestrial carbon cycling. Yet much less is known about the …

Sugarcane is a multifunctional crop mainly used for sugar and renewable bioenergy
production. Accurate and timely estimation of the sugarcane yield before harvest plays a …