Performance evaluation of GEDI and ICESat-2 laser altimeter data for terrain and canopy height retrievals

A Liu, X Cheng, Z Chen - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
With the advent of the next generation of space-based laser altimeters, ICESat-2 and GEDI,
we are entering an exciting era of active remote sensing of forests that offers unprecedented …

[HTML][HTML] Forest fuel type classification: Review of remote sensing techniques, constraints and future trends

A Abdollahi, M Yebra - Journal of Environmental Management, 2023 - Elsevier
Improved forest management plans require a better understanding of wildfire risk and
behavior to enhance the conservation of biodiversity and plan effective risk mitigation …

Global canopy height regression and uncertainty estimation from GEDI LIDAR waveforms with deep ensembles

N Lang, N Kalischek, J Armston, K Schindler… - Remote sensing of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) is a key climate mission
whose goal is to advance our understanding of the role of forests in the global carbon cycle …

[HTML][HTML] Remote sensing for monitoring rangeland condition: current status and development of methods

A Retallack, G Finlayson, B Ostendorf, K Clarke… - Environmental and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This paper reviews the current status and development of remote sensing methods for
monitoring rangeland condition. Remote sensing offers ideal solutions for assessing …

Human degradation of tropical moist forests is greater than previously estimated

C Bourgoin, G Ceccherini, M Girardello, C Vancutsem… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Tropical forest degradation from selective logging, fire and edge effects is a major driver of
carbon and biodiversity loss,–, with annual rates comparable to those of deforestation …

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 …

Accuracy assessment of GEDI terrain elevation and canopy height estimates in European temperate forests: Influence of environmental and acquisition parameters

M Adam, M Urbazaev, C Dubois, C Schmullius - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Lidar remote sensing has proven to be a powerful tool for estimating ground elevation,
canopy height, and additional vegetation parameters, which in turn are valuable information …

GEDI launches a new era of biomass inference from space

R Dubayah, J Armston, SP Healey… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Accurate estimation of aboveground forest biomass stocks is required to assess the impacts
of land use changes such as deforestation and subsequent regrowth on concentrations of …

Hy-TeC: a hybrid vision transformer model for high-resolution and large-scale map** of canopy height

I Fayad, P Ciais, M Schwartz, JP Wigneron… - Remote Sensing of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Accurate and timely monitoring of forest canopy height is critical for assessing forest
dynamics, biodiversity, carbon sequestration as well as forest degradation and …

Aboveground biomass map** by integrating ICESat-2, SENTINEL-1, SENTINEL-2, ALOS2/PALSAR2, and topographic information in Mediterranean forests

J Guerra-Hernández, LL Narine, A Pascual… - GIScience & Remote …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT The Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) provides an
extraordinary opportunity to support global large-scale forest carbon map**, but further …