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Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- About the Editor -- List of Contributors -- Acknowledgments -- Part I Forests -- Chapter 1 Characterizing Tropical Forests with Multispectral Imagery -- Acronyms and Definitions -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Multispectral I...

Chapter 2 Remote Sensing of Forests from LiDAR and Radar -- Acronyms and Definitions -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Conventional Practices for Acquisition of Forest Resource Information -- 2.2.1 Forest Inventory -- 2.2.2 Forest Measurements -- 2.3 General Features of Laser Scanning/LiDAR and Radar -- 2....

3.5 Integrating HSI and LiDAR -- 3.5.1 Benefits of Data Fusion -- 3.6 Conclusions -- Chapter 4 Optical Remote Sensing of Tree and Stand Heights -- Acronyms and Definitions -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Why Measure Tree Heights? -- 4.2.1 The Determinants of Heights -- 4.2.2 Importance of Tree Height Dis...

5.5.3 LiDAR Sensors and Biodiversity -- 5.5.4 Ideal Biodiversity Satellites and Sensors -- 5.6 Conclusions -- Chapter 6 Multi-Scale Habitat Mapping and Monitoring Using Satellite Data and Advanced Image Analysis Techniques -- Acronyms and Definitions -- 6.1 Introduction-The Policy Framework -- 6.1.1...

7.4.2 Fraction of Absorbed Photosynthetically Active Radiation -- 7.4.3 Leaf Chlorophyll Content -- 7.4.4 Light Use Efficiency -- 7.4.5 Gross Primary Productivity (GPP)/Net Primary Productivity (NPP) -- 7.4.6 Uncertainties, Errors, and Accuracy -- 7.5 Future Directions -- 7.6 Acknowledgment -- Part...

9.6 Applications of Radar Imagery in LULC Mapping and Monitoring.