Ground Reference Observations Underlying Novel Decametric Vegetation Data Products from Earth Observation

Leaf-wood classification of terrestrial laser scanning data with co-registered near-infrared photography (2025)
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Due to their importance for climate change monitoring, modelling and adaptation, vegetation structural properties including leaf area index (LAI) are designated essential climate variables (ECVs) by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS). Ter... Read More about Leaf-wood classification of terrestrial laser scanning data with co-registered near-infrared photography.

Stage 1 Validation of Plant Area Index from the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (2023)
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The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) aims to provide improved characterization of forest structure, and plant area index (PAI) is one of many variables provided in the official GEDI Level 2B (L2B) product suite. However, since release,... Read More about Stage 1 Validation of Plant Area Index from the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation.