Measuring tree stem diameters using inte
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J.L. Lovell; D.L.B. Jupp; G.J. Newnham; D.S. Culvenor
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Article
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2011
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Elsevier Science
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English
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This paper presents a method for using the intensity of returns from a scanning light detection and ranging (lidar) system from a single viewing point to identify the location and measure the diameter of tree stems within a forest. Such instruments are being used for rapid forest inventory and to pr