Airborne scanning LiDAR in a double sampling forest carbon inventory

Date

2012

Authors

Stephens, Peter R.
Kimberley, Mark O.
Beets, Peter N.
Paul, Thomas S.H.
Searles, Nigel
Bell, Alan
Brack, Cristopher
Broadley, James

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Elsevier

Abstract

To meet Kyoto Protocol obligations, New Zealand is required to estimate forest carbon stock change over the first commitment period (2008-2012). New Zealand has three subcategories of forest, namely: Natural forest; Pre-1990 forest; and Post-1989 forest.

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Keywords: Airborne LiDAR; Canopy cover; Carbon inventories; Carbon stocks; Double sampling; Double sampling schemes; Forest inventory; Ground based; Ground based measurement; KYOTO protocol; LIDAR data; Lidar measurements; Natural forests; New zealand; Regression e Carbon; Double sampling; Forest inventory; Kyoto Protocol; LiDAR

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Source

Remote Sensing of Environment

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Journal article

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