Secondary succession is defined as natural regeneration following complete forest
clearance from anthropogenic or natural disturbances. Traditional strategies aimed to map …

As the existing processing algorithms for LiDAR echo decomposition are time-consuming,
this paper proposes an FPGA-based improved Gaussian full-waveform decomposition …

Salt marsh vegetation tends to increase vertical uncertainty in light detection and ranging
(lidar) derived elevation data, often causing the data to become ineffective for analysis of …

Tropical dry forests (TDFs) are ecosystems with long drought periods, a mean temperature
of 25∘ C, a mean annual precipitation that ranges from 900 to 2000 mm, and that possess a …

ABSTRACT Rogers, JN; Parrish, CE; Ward, LG, and Burdick, DM, 2016. Assessment of
elevation uncertainty in salt marsh environments using discrete-return and full-waveform …

Chronosequence changes among Tropical Dry Forests (TDFs) are essential for
understanding this unique ecosystem, which is characterized by its seasonality (wet and dry) …

This study introduces an Entropy-based index: the Lorenz-entropy (LE) index, which we
have developed by integrating Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR), econometrics, and …

Local, high-resolution, accurate data sets are needed to support restoration and other
management initiatives in coastal salt marshes, yet field collections of site-specific …

During the past several decades, full-waveform LiDAR has been widely employed to
estimate biophysical and biochemical attributes of forests. Many LiDAR metrics have been …

There is currently great interest in lidar surveys of salt marshes to support coastal
management and decision making. However, vertical uncertainty of lidar elevations is …