Tropical Forests of Réunion Island Classified from Airborne Full-Waveform LiDAR Measurements

Tropical Forests of Réunion Island Classified from Airborne Full-Waveform LiDAR Measurements

From an unprecedented experiment using airborne measurements performed over the rich forests of Réunion Island, this paper aims to present a methodology for the classification of diverse tropical forest biomes as retrieved from vertical profiles measured using a full-waveform LiDAR. This objective i...

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Main Authors: Xiaoxia Shang, Patrick Chazette, Julien Totems, Elsa Dieudonné, Eric Hamonou, Valentin Duflot, Dominique Strasberg, Olivier Flores, Jacques Fournel, Pierre Tulet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-01-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
tropical forest
airborne LiDAR
canopy height
Leaf Area Index
apparent foliage
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/8/1/43

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