Retrieval of the Overstory and Understory Leaf Area Index of Forest Stands Using a Model of Forest Canopy Reflectance

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianxi Huang ◽  
Feng Mao ◽  
Wensheng Zhou ◽  
Wenbo Xu
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Canopy Reflectance ◽  
Forest Stands ◽  
Area Index

Inverting a forest canopy reflectance model to retrieve the overstorey and understorey leaf area index for forest stands

2011 ◽  
Vol 32 (22) ◽  
pp. 7591-7611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jianxi Huang ◽  
Yuan Zeng ◽  
Andres Kuusk ◽  
Bingfang Wu ◽  
Lixin Dong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Canopy Reflectance ◽  
Forest Stands ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Reflectance Model

scholarly journals UAV Based Estimation of Forest Leaf Area Index (LAI) through Oblique Photogrammetry

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 803
Author(s):  
Lingchen Lin ◽  
Kunyong Yu ◽  
Xiong Yao ◽  
Yangbo Deng ◽  
Zhenbang Hao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Point Cloud ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Estimation Method ◽  
Vertical Direction ◽  
Estimation Accuracy ◽  
3D Point Cloud ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Better Than

As a key canopy structure parameter, the estimation method of the Leaf Area Index (LAI) has always attracted attention. To explore a potential method to estimate forest LAI from 3D point cloud at low cost, we took photos from different angles of the drone and set five schemes (O (0°), T15 (15°), T30 (30°), OT15 (0° and 15°) and OT30 (0° and 30°)), which were used to reconstruct 3D point cloud of forest canopy based on photogrammetry. Subsequently, the LAI values and the leaf area distribution in the vertical direction derived from five schemes were calculated based on the voxelized model. Our results show that the serious lack of leaf area in the middle and lower layers determines that the LAI estimate of O is inaccurate. For oblique photogrammetry, schemes with 30° photos always provided better LAI estimates than schemes with 15° photos (T30 better than T15, OT30 better than OT15), mainly reflected in the lower part of the canopy, which is particularly obvious in low-LAI areas. The overall structure of the single-tilt angle scheme (T15, T30) was relatively complete, but the rough point cloud details could not reflect the actual situation of LAI well. Multi-angle schemes (OT15, OT30) provided excellent leaf area estimation (OT15: R2 = 0.8225, RMSE = 0.3334 m2/m2; OT30: R2 = 0.9119, RMSE = 0.1790 m2/m2). OT30 provided the best LAI estimation accuracy at a sub-voxel size of 0.09 m and the best checkpoint accuracy (OT30: RMSE [H] = 0.2917 m, RMSE [V] = 0.1797 m). The results highlight that coupling oblique photography and nadiral photography can be an effective solution to estimate forest LAI.

Measuring effective leaf area index, foliage profile, and stand height in New England forest stands using a full-waveform ground-based lidar

2011 ◽  
Vol 115 (11) ◽  
pp. 2954-2964 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feng Zhao ◽  
Xiaoyuan Yang ◽  
Mitchell A. Schull ◽  
Miguel O. Román-Colón ◽  
Tian Yao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
New England ◽  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Forest Stands ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Full Waveform ◽  
Ground Based Lidar ◽  
Stand Height ◽  
Effective Leaf Area Index

scholarly journals Onset Date of Forest Canopy Detected from MODIS Leaf Area Index

2008 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
pp. 153-159 ◽  
Author(s):  
So-Hee Kim ◽  
Sin-Kyu Kang ◽  
Jong-Hwan Lim
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Onset Date ◽  
Area Index

Forest canopy structural parameters and Leaf Area Index retrieval using multi-sensors synergy observations

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhuo Fu ◽  
Jindi Wang ◽  
Jinling Song ◽  
Hongmin Zhou ◽  
Yong Pang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Area Index

scholarly journals A Density-Based Approach for Leaf Area Index Assessment in a Complex Forest Environment Using a Terrestrial Laser Scanner

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 1791 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Rouzbeh Kargar ◽  
Richard MacKenzie ◽  
Gregory P. Asner ◽  
Jan van Aardt
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Point Cloud ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Point Clouds ◽  
Grid Size ◽  
Density Estimator ◽  
Forest Environment ◽  
Area Index

Forests are an important part natural ecosystems, by for example providing food, fiber, habitat, and biodiversity, all of which contribute to stable natural systems. Assessing and modeling the structure and characteristics of forests, e.g., Leaf Area Index (LAI), volume, biomass, etc., can lead to a better understanding and management of these resources. In recent years, Terrestrial Laser Scanning (TLS) has been recognized as a tool that addresses many of the limitations of manual and traditional forest data collection methods. In this study, we propose a density-based approach for estimating the LAI in a structurally-complex forest environment, which contains variable and diverse structural attributes, e.g., non-circular stem forms, dense canopy and below-canopy vegetation cover, and a diverse species composition. In addition, 242 TLS scans were collected using a portable low-cost scanner, the Compact Biomass Lidar (CBL), in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park (HAVO), Hawaii Island, USA. LAI also was measured for 242 plots in the site, using an AccuPAR LP-80 ceptometer. The first step after cleaning the point cloud involved detecting the higher forest canopy in the light detection and ranging (lidar) point clouds, using normal change rate assessment. We then estimated Leaf Area Density (LAD), using a voxel-based approach, and divided the canopy point cloud into five layers in the Z (vertical) direction. These five layers subsequently were divided into voxels in the X direction, where the size of these voxels were obtained based on inter-quartile analysis and the number of points in each voxel. We hypothesized that the intensity returned to the lidar system from woody materials, like branches, would be higher than from leaves, due to the liquid water absorption feature of the leaves and higher reflectance for woody material at the 905 nm laser wavelength. We also differentiated between foliar and woody materials using edge detection in the images from projected point clouds and evaluated the density of these regions to support our hypothesis. Density of points, or the number of points divided by the volume of a grid, in a 3D grid size of 0.1 m, was calculated for each of the voxels. The grid size was determined by investigating the size of the branches in the lower portion of the canopy. Subsequently, we fitted a Kernel Density Estimator (KDE) to these values, with the threshold set based on half of the area under the curve in each of the density distributions. All the grids with a density below the threshold were labeled as leaves, while those grids above the threshold were identified as non-leaves. Finally, we modeled LAI using the point densities derived from the TLS point clouds and the listed analysis steps. This model resulted in an R 2 value of 0.88. We also estimated the LAI directly from lidar data using the point densities and calculating LAD, which is defined as the total one-sided leaf area per unit volume. LAI can be obtained as the sum of the LAD values in all the voxels. The accuracy of LAI estimation was 90%, with an RMSE value of 0.31, and an average overestimation of 9 % in TLS-derived LAI, when compared to field-measured LAI. Algorithm performance mainly was affected by the vegetation density and complexity of the canopy structures. It is worth noting that, since the LAI values cannot be considered spatially independent throughout all the plots in this site, we performed semivariogram analysis on the field-measured LAI data. This analysis showed that the LAI values can be assumed to be independent in plots that are at least 30 m apart. As a result, we divided the data into six subsets in which the plots were 30 m spaced. The R 2 values for these subsets, based on modeling of the field-measured LAI using leaf point density values, ranged between 0.84–0.96. The results bode well for using this method for efficient, automatic, and accurate/precise estimation of LAI values in complex forest environments, using a low-cost, rapid-scan TLS.

scholarly journals Examination of the extinction coefficient in the Beer–Lambert law for an accurate estimation of the forest canopy leaf area index

2012 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 67-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taku M. Saitoh ◽  
Shin Nagai ◽  
Hibiki M. Noda ◽  
Hiroyuki Muraoka ◽  
Kenlo Nishida Nasahara
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Extinction Coefficient ◽  
Forest Canopy ◽  
Accurate Estimation ◽  
Area Index
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