Structural Analysis using LiDAR
scientific investigators:
Prof. Dr. Ernst-Detlef Schulze
Aims
mathematical description of the structure of forests as basis for
- characterisation of the photosynthetic active zone
- role of distribution of canopy in space
- role of structure on biodiversity
Methods
Light Detection And RangingI nominal density of 16 hits/m2I all forest GPs covered: Hainich-Dün summer 2008, Schorfheide-Chorin summer 2009, and Schwäbische Alb summer 2010
Structure:
- composition, organisation and location of aboveground biomass components in the canopy,
the stem volume and the interstitial spaces among them
- measured transect with LiDAR-point cloud, HEW8 (source: ED Schulze)
