Comparing Remote Sensing and Field-Based Approaches to Estimate Ladder Fuels and Predict Wildfire Burn Severity

While fire is an important ecological process, wildfire size and severity have increased as a result of climate change, historical fire suppression, and lack of adequate fuels management. Ladder fuels, which bridge the gap between the surface and canopy leading to more severe canopy fires, can infor...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
Main Authors:	Brieanne Forbes, Sean Reilly, Matthew Clark, Ryan Ferrell, Allison Kelly, Paris Krause, Corbin Matley, Michael O’Neil, Michelle Villasenor, Mathias Disney, Phil Wilkes, Lisa Patrick Bentley
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-04-01
Subjects:	ladder fuels terrestrial laser scanner (TLS) handheld-mobile laser scanner (HMLS) unoccupied aerial system (UAS) airborne laser scanner (ALS) Structure from Motion (SfM)
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/ffgc.2022.818713/full