Three dimensional mapping of forest canopy equivalent water thickness using dual-wavelength terrestrial laser scanning

• Published in: Agricultural and forest meteorology Vol. 276-277; p. 107627
• Main Authors: Elsherif, Ahmed, Gaulton, Rachel, Shenkin, Alexander, Malhi, Yadvinder, Mills, Jon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 15.10.2019
• Subjects: climate change; data collection; deciduous forests; disease outbreaks; forest canopy; Forest health; Forest wildfire; Ground-Based LiDAR; insects; Leaf water content; leaves; lighting; satellites; soil properties; spatial data; trees; understory; United Kingdom; water content; Water stress; wildfires; United Kingdom; Leaf water content; Forest health; Ground-Based LiDAR; Forest wildfire; Water stress

•Dual-wavelength TLS reflectance data is highly correlated to leaf EWT.•3D estimates of forest canopy EWT were generated with low errors.•Leaves in upper canopy had higher water content than leaves in bottom canopy.•There was a gradual transition between sun and shade leaves in forest canopy. Global...