1. Comparison of Semi-Physical and Empirical Models in the Estimation of Boreal Forest Leaf Area Index and Clumping With Airborne Laser Scanning Data
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Zhang, Shaohui, Korhonen, Lauri, Lang, Mait, Pisek, Jan, Diaz, Gaston M., Korpela, Ilkka, Xia, Zhongyu, Haapala, Hanna, and Maltamo, Matti
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Leaf area index (LAI) is an important forest canopy variable that is related to various biophysical processes of forest ecosystems. Airborne laser scanning (ALS) has shown promise in modeling and mapping LAI using different types of ALS metrics. The most common ways of modeling LAI with ALS data are multivariate empirical models and the semi-physical model shape derived from the Beer–Lambert law of radiation attenuation. We tested the utility of ALS-based empirical and semi-physical models in the estimations of effective LAI (LAIe), canopy clumping index (
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- 2024
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