Airborne Laser Scanning Quantification of Disturbances from Hurricanes and Lightning Strikes to Mangrove Forests in Everglades National Park, USA

Airborne Laser Scanning Quantification of Disturbances from Hurricanes and Lightning Strikes to Mangrove Forests in Everglades National Park, USA

Airborne light detection and ranging (LIDAR) measurements derived before and after Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma (2005) were used to quantify the impact of hurricanes and lightning strikes on the mangrove forest at two sites in Everglades National Park (ENP). Analysis of LIDAR measurements covering 6...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kevin Whelan, Robert R. Twilley, Pablo Ruiz, Patricia Houle, Victor H. Rivera-Monroy, Michael Ross, Marc Simard, Keqi Zhang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2008-04-01
Series:Sensors
Subjects:
Airborne light detection and ranging (LIDAR)
digital canopy model (DCM)
forest disturbance
mangrove
hurricane
lightning strike
Everglades
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/8/4/2262/

Similar Items

Similar Items