Leaf area index (LAI) is a critical vegetation structural variable and is essential in the
feedback of vegetation to the climate system. The advancement of the global Earth …

The use of satellites to monitor crops and support their management is gathering increasing
attention. The improved temporal, spatial, and spectral resolution of the European Space …

Mangrove forests are highly productive ecosystems that typically dominate the intertidal
zone of tropical and subtropical coastlines. The history of mangrove remote sensing (RS) …

An unprecedented spectroscopic data stream will soon become available with forthcoming
Earth-observing satellite missions equipped with imaging spectroradiometers. This data …

This paper presents a new method for constructing quickly and automatically precision tree
models from point clouds of the trunk and branches obtained by terrestrial laser scanning …

Plant trait data have been used in various studies related to ecosystem functioning,
community ecology, and assessment of ecosystem services. Evidences are that plant …

Plot-scale measurements have been the foundation for forest surveys and reporting for over
200 years. Through recent integration with airborne and satellite remote sensing, manual …

Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) radiative transfer modeling of the transport and interaction
of radiation through earth surfaces is challenging due to the complexity of the landscapes as …

Leaf and wood separation is a key step to allow a new range of estimates from Terrestrial
LiDAR data, such as quantifying above‐ground biomass, leaf and wood area and their 3D …

The science of spectroscopy has existed for more than three centuries, and imaging
spectroscopy for the Earth system for three decades. We first discuss the historical …