Canopy reflectance modeling of forest stand volume

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dc.contributor.authorPilger, Neal
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorPeddle, Derek Roland
dc.date.accessioned2007-05-13T20:29:01Z
dc.date.available2007-05-13T20:29:01Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.degree.levelMasters
dc.descriptionxiii, 143 leaves : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.en
dc.description.abstractThree-dimensional canopy relectance models provide a physical-structural basis to satellite image analysis, representing a potentially more robust, objective and accurate approach for obtaining forest cover type and structural information with minimal ground truth data. The Geometric Optical Mutual Shadowing (GOMS) canopy relectance model was run in multiple-forward-mode (MFM) using digital multispectral IKONOS satellite imagery to estimate tree height and stand volume over 100m2 homogeneous forest plots in mountainous terrain, Kananaskis, Alberta. Height was computed within 2.7m for trembling aspen and 1.8m fr lodgepole pine, with basal area estimated within 0.05m2. Stand volume, estimated as the product of mean tree height and basal area, had an absolute mean difference from field measurements of 0.85m3/100m2 and 0.61m3/100m2 for aspen and pine, respectively.en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/230
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : University of Lethbridge, Faculty of Arts and Science, 2004en
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geography
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Science
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en
dc.subjectRemote sensing -- Alberta -- Kananaskis Countryen
dc.subjectAerial photography in forestryen
dc.subjectForests and forestry -- Remote sensingen
dc.subjectDissertations, Academicen
dc.titleCanopy reflectance modeling of forest stand volumeen
dc.typeThesisen
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