Applications of multi-spectral lidar: river channel bathymetry and canopy vegetation indices

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dc.contributor.authorOkhrimenko, Maxim
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorHopkinson, Christopher
dc.date.accessioned2018-11-19T19:13:14Z
dc.date.available2018-11-19T19:13:14Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis investigates the potential of new state-of-the-art multi-spectral (ms) lidar technology and develops methodologies for applications in water, wetlands, and forest resource monitoring. The scope of the thesis is split into two parts – lidar bathymetry and lidar radiometry. The first topic addresses the need for urban river environment bathymetry and refining of ms lidar data processing routines in complex riparian environments. The second topic presents a framework of experiments to investigate ms lidar radiometry. As a result, a new routine for bathymetric correction was developed. The consistency of spectral vegetation indices (SVIs) through a variety of altitudes was investigated. Radiometric targets were constructed and, after radiometric calibration, comparability of reflectance values derived from ms lidar data to available spectral libraries was shown. Finally, forest plot-level canopy vertical SVI profiles were developed while attempting to understand attenuation losses due to sub-footprint reflectors within the canopy by means of additional complex radiometric targets.en_US
dc.embargoNoen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5241
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0370en_US
dc.proquest.subject0799en_US
dc.proquest.subject0366en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : Universtiy of Lethbridge, Department of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Geographyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectOptical radaren_US
dc.subjectMultibeam mappingen_US
dc.subjectForest canopies -- Remote sensingen_US
dc.subjectRiver channels -- Remote sensingen_US
dc.subjectRadiation -- Measurementen_US
dc.subjectUrban watersheds -- Remote sensingen_US
dc.subjectReparian areas -- Remote sensingen_US
dc.subjectVegetation surveys -- Remote sensingen_US
dc.subjectOptical radiometryen_US
dc.subjectbathymetric river surveysen_US
dc.subjectforest canopy profilesen_US
dc.subjectmulti-spectral lidaren_US
dc.subjectriver-bed monitoringen_US
dc.subjecturban river environmenten_US
dc.subjectvertical spectral vegetation indicesen_US
dc.subjectDissertations, Academic
dc.titleApplications of multi-spectral lidar: river channel bathymetry and canopy vegetation indicesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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