Retrieving forest biomass through integration of CASI and LiDAR data

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作者
Lucas, R. M. [1 ]
Lee, A. C. [2 ]
Bunting, P. J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Wales, Inst Geog & Earth Sci, Aberystwyth SY23 3DB, Ceredigion, Wales
[2] Australian Natl Univ, Sch Resources Environm & Soc, Canberra, ACT, Australia
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D O I
10.1080/01431160701736497
中图分类号
TP7 [遥感技术];
学科分类号
081102 ; 0816 ; 081602 ; 083002 ; 1404 ;
摘要
To increase understanding of forest carbon cycles and stocks, estimates of total and component (e.g. leaf, branch and trunk) biomass at a range of scales are desirable. Focusing on mixed species forests in central south-cast Queensland, two different approaches to the retrieval of biomass from small footprint Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) and Compact Airborne Spectrographic Imager (CASI) hyperspectral data were developed and compared. In the first, stems were located using a LiDAR crown openness index, and each was associated with crowns delineated and identified to species using CASI data. The component biomass for individual trees was then estimated using LiDAR-derived height and stem diameter as input to species-specific allometric equations. When summed to give total above-ground biomass (AG13) and aggregated to the plot level, these estimates showed a reasonable correspondence with ground (plot-based) estimates (r(2) =0.56, RSE=25.3Mg ha(-1), n=21) given the complex forest being assessed. In the second approach, a Jackknife linear regression utilizing six LiDAR strata heights and crown cover at the plot-scale produced more robust estimates of AG13 that showed a closer correspondence with plot-scale ground data (1.2 =0.90, RSE=11.8Mg ha(-1), n=31). AGB aggregated from the tree-level and Jackknife regression plot-based AG13 estimates (for 270 plots-each of 0.25ha) compared well for more mature homogeneous and open forests. However, at the tree level, AGB was overestimated in taller forests dominated by trees with large spreading crowns, and underestimated AGB where an understorey with a high density of stems occurred. The study demonstrated options for quantifying component biomass and AGB through integration of LiDAR and CASI data but highlighted the requirement for methods that give improved estimation of tree density (by size class distributions) and species occurrence in complex forests.
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