Temporal transferability of LiDAR-based imputation of forest inventory attributes
Temporal transferability of LiDAR-based imputation of forest inventory attributes
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基于 LiDAR 的森林清查属性插补的时间可转移性
DOI:
10.1139/cjfr-2014-0405
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
A. Hudak
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作者:
P. Fekety;M. Falkowski;A. Hudak
Forest inventory and planning decisions are frequently informed by LiDAR data. Repeated LiDAR acquisitions offer an opportunity to update forest inventories and potentially improve forest inventory estimates through time. We leveraged repeated LiDAR and ground measures for a study area in northern Idaho, U.S.A., to predict (via imputation) — across both space and time — four forest inventory attributes: aboveground carbon (AGC), basal area (BA), stand density index (SDI), and total stem volume (Vol). Models were independently developed from 2003 and 2009 LiDAR datasets to spatially predict response variables at both times. Annual rates of change were calculated by comparing response variables between the two collections. Additionally, a pooled model was built by combining reference observations from both years to test if imputation can be performed across measurement dates. The R2 values for the pooled model were 0.87, 0.90, 0.89, and 0.87 for AGC, BA, SDI, and Vol, respectively. Mapping response variable...