A survey of remote sensing-based aboveground biomass estimation methods in forest ecosystems

D Lu, Q Chen, G Wang, L Liu, G Li… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Remote sensing-based methods of aboveground biomass (AGB) estimation in forest
ecosystems have gained increased attention, and substantial research has been conducted …

Many shades of green: the dynamic tropical forest–savannah transition zones

I Oliveras, Y Malhi - … Transactions of the Royal Society B …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The forest–savannah transition is the most widespread ecotone in tropical areas, separating
two of the most productive terrestrial ecosystems. Here, we review current understanding of …

[HTML][HTML] The global forest above-ground biomass pool for 2010 estimated from high-resolution satellite observations

M Santoro, O Cartus, N Carvalhais… - Earth System …, 2021 - essd.copernicus.org
The terrestrial forest carbon pool is poorly quantified, in particular in regions with low forest
inventory capacity. By combining multiple satellite observations of synthetic aperture radar …

Improving above ground biomass estimates of Southern Africa dryland forests by combining Sentinel-1 SAR and Sentinel-2 multispectral imagery

RM David, NJ Rosser, DNM Donoghue - Remote Sensing of Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Having the ability to make accurate assessments of above ground biomass (AGB) at high
spatial resolution is invaluable for the management of dryland forest resources in areas at …

New global forest/non-forest maps from ALOS PALSAR data (2007–2010)

M Shimada, T Itoh, T Motooka, M Watanabe… - Remote Sensing of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Four global mosaics of Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) Phased Arrayed L-band
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) HH and HV polarization data were generated at 25 m …

[HTML][HTML] An above-ground biomass map of African savannahs and woodlands at 25 m resolution derived from ALOS PALSAR

A Bouvet, S Mermoz, T Le Toan, L Villard… - Remote sensing of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Savannahs and woodlands are among the most important biomes in Africa: they cover half
of sub-Saharan Africa, provide vital ecosystem services to the rural communities, and play a …

Woody plant encroachment intensifies under climate change across tundra and savanna biomes

M García Criado, IH Myers‐Smith… - Global Ecology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Biomes worldwide are shifting with global change. Biomes whose extents are limited by
temperature or precipitation, such as the tundra and savanna, may be particularly strongly …

Tree height integrated into pantropical forest biomass estimates

TR Feldpausch, J Lloyd, SL Lewis, RJW Brienen… - …, 2012 - bg.copernicus.org
Aboveground tropical tree biomass and carbon storage estimates commonly ignore tree
height (H). We estimate the effect of incorporating H on tropics-wide forest biomass …

Spatial distribution of forest aboveground biomass in China: Estimation through combination of spaceborne lidar, optical imagery, and forest inventory data

Y Su, Q Guo, B Xue, T Hu, O Alvarez, S Tao… - Remote Sensing of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The global forest ecosystem, which acts as a large carbon sink, plays an important role in
modeling the global carbon balance. An accurate estimation of the total forest carbon stock …

Aboveground forest biomass estimation with Landsat and LiDAR data and uncertainty analysis of the estimates

D Lu, Q Chen, G Wang, E Moran… - … Journal of Forestry …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Landsat Thematic mapper (TM) image has long been the dominate data source, and
recently LiDAR has offered an important new structural data stream for forest biomass …