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Mapping LAI in a Norway spruce forest using airborne laser scanning

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REMOTE SENSING OF ENVIRONMENT
卷 113, 期 11, 页码 2317-2327

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2009.06.010

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LAI; LIDAR; Norway spruce

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  1. Research Council of Norway
  2. Forest Owners' Fund
  3. Royal Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture and Food
  4. Academy of Finland

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In this study we demonstrate how airborne laser scanning (ALS) can be applied to map effective leaf area index (LAI(e)) in a spruce forest, after being calibrated with ground based measurements. In 2003 and 2005, ALS data and field estimates of LAI(e) were acquired in a Norway spruce forest in SE Norway. We used LI-COR's LAI-2000 (R) Plant canopy analyzer (LAI-2000) and hemispherical images (HI) for field based estimates of LAI(e). ALS penetration rate calculated from first echoes and from first and last echoes was strongly related to field estimates of LAI(e). We fitted regression models of LAI(e) against the log-transformed inverse of the ALS penetration rate, and in accordance with the Beer-Lambert law this produced a linear, no-intercept relationship. This was particularly the case for the LAI-2000, having R(2) values > 0.9. The strongest relationship was obtained by selecting ALS data from within a circle around each plot with a radius of 0.75 times the tree height. We found a slight difference in the relationship for the two years, which can be attributed to the differences in the ALS acquisition settings. The relationship was valid across four age classes of trees representing different stages of stand development, except in one case with newly regenerated stands which most likely was an artifact. Using LAI(e) based on HI data produced weaker relationships with the ALS data. This was the case even when we simulated LAI-2000 measurements based on the HI data. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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