Assessing remotely-sensed aboveground biomass estimates in the Sierra National Forest

Mark Chopping; Rocio Duchesne; Malcolm North

doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6946606

Assessing remotely-sensed aboveground biomass estimates in the Sierra National Forest

Mark Chopping
, Rocio Duchesne
, Malcolm North

Earth and Environmental Studies

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Abstract

Mapped estimates of forest aboveground biomass (AGB) at regular intervals are important in carbon cycle studies. In the southwestern United States, there have been extensive changes to forests over the last decade, due to wildfire, climate-driven insect outbreaks and disease, increasing forest-human interaction, resource exploitation, and increasing aridity [1]. Earlier estimates of AGB based on MISR geometric-optical model cover and height retrievals were found to be highly compatible with US Forest Service maps constructed using empirical relationships and MODIS vegetation index data [2][3]. However, these maps were not validated against field data. This paper reports on efforts to assess mapped estimates of forest AGB in the Sierra National Forest, California, against field inventory data.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	1041-1044
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	9781479957750
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6946606
State	Published - 4 Nov 2014
Event	Joint 2014 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2014 and the 35th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, CSRS 2014 - Quebec City, Canada Duration: 13 Jul 2014 → 18 Jul 2014

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Other	Joint 2014 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2014 and the 35th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, CSRS 2014
Country/Territory	Canada
City	Quebec City
Period	13/07/14 → 18/07/14

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carbon
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Chopping, M., Duchesne, R., & North, M. (2014). Assessing remotely-sensed aboveground biomass estimates in the Sierra National Forest. In International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) (pp. 1041-1044). Article 6946606 (International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6946606

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Chopping, M, Duchesne, R & North, M 2014, Assessing remotely-sensed aboveground biomass estimates in the Sierra National Forest. in International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)., 6946606, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., pp. 1041-1044, Joint 2014 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2014 and the 35th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, CSRS 2014, Quebec City, Canada, 13/07/14. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6946606

Assessing remotely-sensed aboveground biomass estimates in the Sierra National Forest. / Chopping, Mark; Duchesne, Rocio; North, Malcolm.
International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2014. p. 1041-1044 6946606 (International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)).

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