Lidar for Ecosystem Science and Management

Dear Colleagues,

Lidar remote sensing has become more than just a tool used to estimate remotely vegetation biophysical parameters, as it has pushed the science of characterizing vegetation three-dimensional structure and our understanding of ecological applications and management strategies. More so, the spectrum of lidar studies has extended past height measurements to a broad range of applications, from mapping biomass and carbon to assessing fuels, biodiversity, ecological services, wood quality, and site productivity. Lidar systems and technology have evolved and sensors are collecting data from terrestrial, airborne, including unmanned systems, and satellite platforms.

The special issue, “Lidar for Ecosystem Science and Management”, is calling for original and innovative papers that demonstrate the use of lidar from all platforms to advance both remote sensing and ecosystem sciences and show the potential to challenge management paradigms and provide solutions to contemporary environmental problems. Invited topics include: 1) types of lidar data, such as discrete-return, waveform, photon counting, multi-wavelength lidar, and applications; 2) new methods, new variables and algorithms, including machine and deep learning approaches, for processing lidar data; 3) synergistic approaches with the use of lidar with optical and radar data; 4) vegetation science advancements and management strategies afforded by lidar remote sensing.

Prof. Dr. Sorin Popescu
Guest Editor

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