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Description

This dataset contains point clouds of three-dimensional (3D) mangrove forest structure and volume collected from 10 sites in Everglades National Park, Florida. Data were collected during NASA CMS "Blueflux" campaigns in March 2022, October 2022, and March 2023. Products were acquired using a RIEGL VZ-400i terrestrial laser scanner (TLS). TLS is a non-destructive and quantitative method for in situ 3D forest structure measuring and monitoring. Data are provided in LAS (*.las) format.

Product Summary

Platforms
FIELD INVESTIGATION
Instruments
TLS
Spatial Extent

N: 25.3796 S: 25.1441 E: -80.9049 W: -81.0811

Geographic Region
FLORIDA
Coordinate System
CARTESIAN
Granule Spatial Representation
CARTESIAN
Temporal Extent
2022-03-20 to 2023-03-13
Data Partner
THE OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY (ORNL) DISTRIBUTED ACTIVE ARCHIVE CENTER (DAAC) (ORNL_DAAC)
Concept ID
C3170821246-ORNL_CLOUD
Data State
COMPLETE
Number of Files/Granules
265
Processing Level
1B
Published
Updated
Science Keywords
Forest Composition/Vegetation Structure ,
Canopy Characteristics ,
Biomass ,
Lidar

Citation

Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use and Citation Guidance.

Copy Citation

Xiong, L., Lagomasino, D., & Poulter, B. (2024). Blueflux: Terrestrial Lidar Scans of Mangrove Forests, Everglades, FL, USA, 2022-2023 (Version 1). ORNL Distributed Active Archive Center. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/2311 Date Accessed: 2025-12-14

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