Beyond 3-D: The new spectrum of lidar applications for earth and ecological sciences

JUH Eitel, B Höfle, LA Vierling, A Abellán… - Remote Sensing of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Capturing and quantifying the world in three dimensions (x, y, z) using light detection and
ranging (lidar) technology drives fundamental advances in the Earth and Ecological …

The importance of consistent global forest aboveground biomass product validation

L Duncanson, J Armston, M Disney, V Avitabile… - Surveys in …, 2019 - Springer
Several upcoming satellite missions have core science requirements to produce data for
accurate forest aboveground biomass map**. Largely because of these mission datasets …

Aboveground biomass density models for NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar mission

L Duncanson, JR Kellner, J Armston, R Dubayah… - Remote Sensing of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) is collecting spaceborne
full waveform lidar data with a primary science goal of producing accurate estimates of forest …

Tropical forests are a net carbon source based on aboveground measurements of gain and loss

A Baccini, W Walker, L Carvalho, M Farina… - Science, 2017 - science.org
The carbon balance of tropical ecosystems remains uncertain, with top-down atmospheric
studies suggesting an overall sink and bottom-up ecological approaches indicating a …

The impact of geolocation uncertainty on GEDI tropical forest canopy height estimation and change monitoring

DP Roy, HB Kashongwe, J Armston - Science of Remote Sensing, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) LiDAR provides new
spaceborne vegetation canopy structural information including relative canopy height …

Forest biomass estimation over three distinct forest types using TanDEM-X InSAR data and simulated GEDI lidar data

W Qi, S Saarela, J Armston, G Ståhl… - Remote Sensing of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The Global Ecosystem Dynamic Investigation (GEDI) mission has been successfully
launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on December 5th, 2018. While the …

Estimating changes in forest attributes and enhancing growth projections: A review of existing approaches and future directions using airborne 3D point cloud data

P Tompalski, NC Coops, JC White… - Current Forestry …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review The increasing availability of three-dimensional point clouds,
including both airborne laser scanning and digital aerial photogrammetry, allow for the …

Combining Tandem-X InSAR and simulated GEDI lidar observations for forest structure map**

W Qi, RO Dubayah - Remote sensing of Environment, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract NASA's Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI), to be deployed on the
International Space Station (ISS) in 2018, will provide billions of measurements of ground …

Measuring short-term post-fire forest recovery across a burn severity gradient in a mixed pine-oak forest using multi-sensor remote sensing techniques

R Meng, J Wu, F Zhao, BD Cook, RP Hanavan… - Remote Sensing of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Understanding post-fire forest recovery is pivotal to the study of forest dynamics and global
carbon cycle. Field-based studies indicated a convex response of forest recovery rate to …

Map** individual tree and plot-level biomass using airborne and mobile lidar in piñon-juniper woodlands

MJ Campbell, JF Eastburn, KA Mistick, AM Smith… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Piñon-juniper (PJ) woodlands are a widespread dryland ecosystem in the US containing an
immense but poorly-constrained amount of aboveground biomass (AGB). Found at the dry …