Lefsky MA, Harding D, Cohen W, Parker G, Shugart H (1999a) Surface lidar remote sensing of
basal area and biomass in deciduous forests of eastern Maryland, USA. Remote Sens Environ
67:83–96
Lefsky MA, Harding D, Cohen WB, Parker G, Shugart HH (1999b) Surface lidar remote sensing
of basal area and biomass in deciduous forests of eastern Maryland, USA. Remote Sens
Environ 67:83–98
Lefsky MA, Cohen WB, Acker SA, Parker GG, Spies TA, Harding D (1999c) Lidar remote
sensing of the canopy structure and biophysical properties of Douglas-fir western hemlock
forests. Remote Sens Environ 70:339–361
Lefsky MA, Cohen WB, Spies TA (2001) An evaluation of alternate remote sensing products for
forest inventory, monitoring, and mapping of Douglas-fir forests in western Oregon. Can J For
Res 31:78–87
Lefsky MA, Cohen WB, Harding DJ, Parker GG, Acker SA, Gower ST (2002) Lidar remote
sensing of above-ground biomass in three biomes. Glob Ecol Bio-geogr 11(5):393–399
Lefsky MA, Hudak AT, Cohen WB, Acker SA (2005) Geographic variability in lidar predictions
of forest stand structure in the Pacific Northwest. Remote Sens Environ 95:532–548
Lefsky MA, Keller M, Pang Y, de Camargo P, Hunter MO (2007) Revised method for forest
canopy height estimation from the geoscience laser altimeter system waveforms. J Appl
Remote Sens 1:013537. doi:10.1117/1.2795724
Li X, Strahler AH (1985) Geometric-optical modeling of a coniferous forest canopy. IEEE Trans
Geosci Remote Sens GE-23:207–221
Li X, Strahler AH (1986) Geometric-optical bidirectional reflectance modeling of a coniferous
forest canopy. IEEE Trans Geosci Remote Sens GE-24:281–293
Lim KS, Treitz PM (2004) Estimation of above ground forest biomass from airborne discrete
return laser scanner data using canopy-based quantile estimators. Scand J For Res 19:558–570
Lim K, Treitz P, Wulder MA, St-Onge B, Flood M (2003) Lidar remote sensing of forest
structure. Prog Phys Geogr 27:88–106
Losi CJ, Siccama TG, Condit R, Morales JE (2003) Analysis of alternative methods for
estimating carbon stock in young tropical plantations. For Ecol Manage 184(1–3):355–368
Lu D (2005) Aboveground biomass estimation using Landsat TM data in the Brazilian Amazon
Basin. Int J Remote Sens 26:2509–2525
Lu D (2006) The potential and challenge of remote sensing-based biomass estimation. Int J
Remote Sens 27(7):1297–1328
Lu D, Mausel P, Brondizio E, Moran E (2004) Relationships between forest stand parameters and
landsat thematic mapper spectral responses in the Brazilian Amazon Basin. For Ecol Manag
198:149–167
Madugundu R, Nizalapur V, Jha CS (2008) Estimation of LAI and above-ground biomass in
deciduous forests: Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. Int J Appl Earth Obs Geoinf
10(2):211–219
Maselli F, Chirici G, Bottai L, Corona P, Marchetti M (2005) Estimation of Mediterranean forest
attributes by the application of k-NN procedures to multitemporal Landsat ETM+ images. Int
J Remote Sens 26(17):3781–3796
McRoberts RE (2006) A model-based approach to estimating forest area. Remote Sens Environ
103:56–66
McRoberts RE, Nelson MD, Wendt DG (2002) Stratified estimation of forest area using satellite
imagery, inventory data, and the k-Nearest Neighbors technique. Remote Sens Environ
82:457–468
McRoberts RE, Tomppo EO, Finley AO, Heikkinen J (2007) Estimating areal means and
variances of forest attributes using the k-nearest neighbors technique and satellite imagery.
Remote Sens Environ 111(4):466–480
Miura T, Huete AR, van Leeuwen WJD (1998) Vegetation detection through smoke-filled
AVHRIS images: An assessment using MODIS band passes. J Geophys Res
103(D24):32,001–32,011
94
X. Zhang and W. Ni-meister
basal area and biomass in deciduous forests of eastern Maryland, USA. Remote Sens Environ
67:83–96
Lefsky MA, Harding D, Cohen WB, Parker G, Shugart HH (1999b) Surface lidar remote sensing
of basal area and biomass in deciduous forests of eastern Maryland, USA. Remote Sens
Environ 67:83–98
Lefsky MA, Cohen WB, Acker SA, Parker GG, Spies TA, Harding D (1999c) Lidar remote
sensing of the canopy structure and biophysical properties of Douglas-fir western hemlock
forests. Remote Sens Environ 70:339–361
Lefsky MA, Cohen WB, Spies TA (2001) An evaluation of alternate remote sensing products for
forest inventory, monitoring, and mapping of Douglas-fir forests in western Oregon. Can J For
Res 31:78–87
Lefsky MA, Cohen WB, Harding DJ, Parker GG, Acker SA, Gower ST (2002) Lidar remote
sensing of above-ground biomass in three biomes. Glob Ecol Bio-geogr 11(5):393–399
Lefsky MA, Hudak AT, Cohen WB, Acker SA (2005) Geographic variability in lidar predictions
of forest stand structure in the Pacific Northwest. Remote Sens Environ 95:532–548
Lefsky MA, Keller M, Pang Y, de Camargo P, Hunter MO (2007) Revised method for forest
canopy height estimation from the geoscience laser altimeter system waveforms. J Appl
Remote Sens 1:013537. doi:10.1117/1.2795724
Li X, Strahler AH (1985) Geometric-optical modeling of a coniferous forest canopy. IEEE Trans
Geosci Remote Sens GE-23:207–221
Li X, Strahler AH (1986) Geometric-optical bidirectional reflectance modeling of a coniferous
forest canopy. IEEE Trans Geosci Remote Sens GE-24:281–293
Lim KS, Treitz PM (2004) Estimation of above ground forest biomass from airborne discrete
return laser scanner data using canopy-based quantile estimators. Scand J For Res 19:558–570
Lim K, Treitz P, Wulder MA, St-Onge B, Flood M (2003) Lidar remote sensing of forest
structure. Prog Phys Geogr 27:88–106
Losi CJ, Siccama TG, Condit R, Morales JE (2003) Analysis of alternative methods for
estimating carbon stock in young tropical plantations. For Ecol Manage 184(1–3):355–368
Lu D (2005) Aboveground biomass estimation using Landsat TM data in the Brazilian Amazon
Basin. Int J Remote Sens 26:2509–2525
Lu D (2006) The potential and challenge of remote sensing-based biomass estimation. Int J
Remote Sens 27(7):1297–1328
Lu D, Mausel P, Brondizio E, Moran E (2004) Relationships between forest stand parameters and
landsat thematic mapper spectral responses in the Brazilian Amazon Basin. For Ecol Manag
198:149–167
Madugundu R, Nizalapur V, Jha CS (2008) Estimation of LAI and above-ground biomass in
deciduous forests: Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. Int J Appl Earth Obs Geoinf
10(2):211–219
Maselli F, Chirici G, Bottai L, Corona P, Marchetti M (2005) Estimation of Mediterranean forest
attributes by the application of k-NN procedures to multitemporal Landsat ETM+ images. Int
J Remote Sens 26(17):3781–3796
McRoberts RE (2006) A model-based approach to estimating forest area. Remote Sens Environ
103:56–66
McRoberts RE, Nelson MD, Wendt DG (2002) Stratified estimation of forest area using satellite
imagery, inventory data, and the k-Nearest Neighbors technique. Remote Sens Environ
82:457–468
McRoberts RE, Tomppo EO, Finley AO, Heikkinen J (2007) Estimating areal means and
variances of forest attributes using the k-nearest neighbors technique and satellite imagery.
Remote Sens Environ 111(4):466–480
Miura T, Huete AR, van Leeuwen WJD (1998) Vegetation detection through smoke-filled
AVHRIS images: An assessment using MODIS band passes. J Geophys Res
103(D24):32,001–32,011
94
X. Zhang and W. Ni-meister