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S. Pershin, A. Bunkin, R. Nunes, L. C. Scavarda do Carmo, A. Riebau & 0 . Butusov

Abstract

Eye-safe diode lidar for tree heights profiling and estimation of forest biomass S. pershin', A. ~unkin', R. ~ u n e s ~ , L. C. Scavarda do camo2, A. ~ i e b a u ~ & 0. ~ u t u s o v ~ 1 Wave Research Center, General Physics Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia 2 Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 3~tmospheric Sciences Research USDA Forest Service, Washington, D. C., USA 4 Forest Ecology Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia Abstract In this report the mathematics modeling principles of using a lidar backscattered signal to provide information on forest recovering and dynamics are presented. It is demonstrated that an indirect approach may correlate the laser pulse backscattered intensity to the density and height of vegetation. This method for ecological parameter evaluation by using vegetation indexes is discussed. A miniature diode lidar is also presented as a natural detriment indicator for tree height profiling and forest biomass es

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