Abstract Characterization of tropical forest trees has been limited to field-based techniques
focused on measurement of diameter of the cylindrical part of the bole, with large uncertainty …

Tropical forest biomass is a crucial component of global carbon emission estimations.
However, calibration and validation of such estimates require accurate and effective …

The main objective of this study was to develop reliable processing and analysis techniques
to facilitate the use of small-footprint lidar data for estimating tree crown diameter by …

Tree or canopy height is an important attribute for carbon stock estimation, forest
management and habitat quality assessment. Airborne Laser Scanning (ALS) based on …

Lidar remote sensing has emerged as one of the best technologies for mapping
aboveground biomass in forest systems. Recent developments in lidar instruments …

Individual tree crown (ITC) segmentation is an approach to isolate individual tree from the
background vegetation and delineate precisely the crown boundaries for forest …

Parameters of individual trees can be measured from LiDAR data provided that the laser
points are dense enough to distinguish tree crowns. Retrieving tree parameters for above …

Aim Previous studies have developed strong, site‐specific relationships between canopy
metrics from lidar (light detecting and ranging) remote sensing data and forest structural …

Large uncertainties in tree and forest carbon estimates weaken national efforts to accurately
estimate aboveground biomass (AGB) for their national monitoring, measurement, reporting …

Large tropical trees store significant amounts of carbon in woody components and their
distribution plays an important role in forest carbon stocks and dynamics. Here, we explore …