Method of determining forest production from remotely sensed forest parameters

Patent · Mon Aug 31 00:00:00 EDT 1987

OSTI ID:6783024

Corey, J C; Mackey, Jr, H E

A method of determining forest production entirely from remotely sensed data in which remotely sensed multispectral scanner (MSS) data on forest 5 composition is combined with remotely sensed radar imaging data on forest stand biophysical parameters to provide a measure of forest production. A high correlation has been found to exist between the remotely sensed radar imaging data and on site measurements of biophysical 10 parameters such as stand height, diameter at breast height, total tree height, mean area per tree, and timber stand volume.

• Research Organization: Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC09-76SR00001
• Assignee: SRS; EDB-88-176871
• Patent Number(s): PATENTS-US-A6091559
• OSTI ID: 6783024
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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09 BIOMASS FUELS
BIOMASS
EVALUATION
PLANT GROWTH
DETECTION
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TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT
FORESTS
LASERS
MULTISPECTRAL SCANNERS
OPTICAL RADAR
PINES
CONIFERS
ENERGY SOURCES
GROWTH
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
PLANTS
RADAR
RANGE FINDERS
RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES
TREES
140504* - Solar Energy Conversion- Biomass Production & Conversion- (-1989)