Ross Nelson

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed reliable processing and analysis techniques to facilitate the use of small-footprint lidar data for estimating tree crown diameter by measuring individual trees identifiable on the three-dimensional lidar surface.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present the case for using Lidar sampling as a means to enable timely and robust large-area characterizations, and discuss the potential of using lidar in an integrated sampling framework for large area ecosystem characterization and monitoring.

TL;DR: The ICESat-2 mission is a follow-on to the ICES-1 mission with three pairs of beams, each pair separated by about 3 km cross-track with a pair spacing of 90 m as discussed by the authors.

TL;DR: In this paper, an airborne pulsed laser system was used to obtain canopy height data over a southern pine forest in Georgia in order to predict ground-measured forest biomass and timber volume.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed and tested algorithms to estimate plot level tree height using LIDAR data, and investigated how ground measurements can help in the processing phase of lidar data for tree height assessment.