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ArticleSensors (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Modeling Aboveground Biomass in Hulunber Grassland Ecosystem by Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Discrete Lidar.

Dongliang Wang, Xiaoping Xin, Quanqin Shao, Matthew Brolly, Zhiliang Zhu, Jin Chen

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Article in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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Dongliang WangNational Hulunber Grassland Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China. wangdongliang@caas.cn.
Xiaoping XinNational Hulunber Grassland Ecosystem Observation and Research Station, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Regional Planning, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China. xinxiaoping@caas.cn.
Quanqin ShaoKey Laboratory of Land Surface Pattern and Simulation, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100101, China. shaoqq@igsnrr.ac.cn.
Matthew BrollySchool of Environment and Technology, University of Brighton, Brighton BN2 4GJ, UK. M.Brolly@brighton.ac.uk.
Zhiliang ZhuU.S. Geological Survey, Reston, VA 20192, USA. zzhu@usgs.gov.
Jin ChenState Key Laboratory of Earth Surface Processes and Resource Ecology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China. chenjin@bnu.edu.cn.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Accurate canopy structure datasets, including canopy height and fractional cover, are required to monitor aboveground biomass as well as to provide validation data for satellite remote sensing products. In this study, the ability of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) discrete light detection and ranging (lidar) was investigated for modeling both the canopy height and fractional cover in Hulunber grassland ecosystem. The extracted mean canopy height, maximum canopy height, and fractional cover were used to estimate the aboveground biomass. The influences of flight height on lidar estimates were also analyzed. The main findings are: (1) the lidar-derived mean canopy height is the most reasonable predictor of aboveground biomass (

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aboveground biomasscanopy heightfractional covergrasslandsUAV lidar

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PMCPMC5298753

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