N: 42.7117 S: 37.7964 E: -74.0169 W: -81.2257
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This dataset provides 30-meter gridded estimates of aboveground biomass (AGB), forest canopy height, and canopy coverage for Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Delaware in 2011. Leaf-off LiDAR data were combined with high-resolution leaf-on agricultural imagery in a model-based stratification that was used to select 848 sampling sites for AGB estimation. Field-based estimates were then related to LiDAR height and volume metrics through random forest regression models across three physiographic regions. Spatial errors were estimated at the pixel level using standard prediction intervals to assess the accuracy of the modeling approach. Estimates of biomass were further validated against the permanent network of FIA plots and compared with existing coarse resolution national biomass maps.
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| Title | Year Sort ascending | Author | Topic |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coastal carbon at risk: forecasting the impacts of sea-level rise on future land cover | Tahmasebi, Mojtaba, Bruck, Julie, Volk, Michael, Tepe, Emre, Alakshendra, Abhinav, Sadaf, Afsheen, Puleo, Jack A. | Canopy Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Biomass, Solar Radiation, Air Temperature, Water Vapor, Precipitation Amount | |
| Assessing the potential long-term effects of sea-level rise on salt marsh's coastal protective capacity under different climate pathway scenarios | de Souza de Lima, Andre, Cassalho, Felicio, Miesse, Tyler W., Henke, Martin, Canick, Michelle R., Ferreira, Celso M. | Canopy Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Biomass | |
| Beyond MRV: combining remote sensing and ecosystem modeling for geospatial monitoring and attribution of forest carbon fluxes over Maryland, USA | Hurtt, George C, Ma, Lei, Lamb, Rachel, Campbell, Elliot, Dubayah, Ralph O, Hansen, M, Huang, Chengquan, Leslie-Bole, Haley, Lister, Andrew, Lu, Jiaming, Panday, Frances Marie S, Shen, Quan, Silva, Carlos E, Tang, H | Carbon, Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure, DISTURBANCE, Deforestation, Forests, Canopy Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Biomass | |
| Drone Laser Scanning for Modeling Riverscape Topography and Vegetation: Comparison with Traditional Aerial Lidar | Resop, Jonathan P., Lehmann, Laura, Hession, W. Cully | Canopy Characteristics, Vegetation Cover, Biomass | |
| High-resolution mapping of aboveground biomass for forest carbon monitoring system in the Tri-State region of Maryland, Pennsylvania and Delaware, USA | Huang, Wenli, Dolan, Katelyn, Swatantran, Anu, Johnson, Kristofer, Tang, Hao, ONeil-Dunne, Jarlath, Dubayah, Ralph, Hurtt, George | Biomass, Carbon, Forests, Canopy Characteristics, Vegetation Cover |