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Tracking the Rates and Mechanisms of Canopy Damage and Recovery Following Hurricane Maria Using Multitemporal Lidar Data

Journal Article · · Ecosystems

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Research Organization:
USDA Forest Service, Savannah River, New Ellenton, SC (United States); NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, MD (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
89243018SSC000012; 89243018SSC000013
OSTI ID:
1976655
Journal Information:
Ecosystems, Vol. 25, Issue 4; ISSN 1432-9840
Publisher:
Springer
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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