Method of determining forest production from remotely sensed forest parameters
Abstract
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.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL), Aiken, SC (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 6783024
- Patent Number(s):
- 6091559
- Assignee:
- SRS; EDB-88-176871
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G11 - INFORMATION STORAGE G11B - INFORMATION STORAGE BASED ON RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN RECORD CARRIER AND TRANSDUCER
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y10 - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC Y10T - TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC09-76SR00001
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 09 BIOMASS FUELS; BIOMASS; EVALUATION; PLANT GROWTH; DETECTION; REMOTE SENSING; 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)
Citation Formats
Corey, J C, and Mackey, Jr, H E. Method of determining forest production from remotely sensed forest parameters. United States: N. p., 1987.
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Corey, J C, & Mackey, Jr, H E. Method of determining forest production from remotely sensed forest parameters. United States.
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"Method of determining forest production from remotely sensed forest parameters". United States.
@article{osti_6783024,
title = {Method of determining forest production from remotely sensed forest parameters},
author = {Corey, J C and Mackey, Jr, H E},
abstractNote = {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.},
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year = {1987},
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