Measuring forest structure and biomass in New England forest stands using Echidna ground-based lidar
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a State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing Science, Jointly Sponsored by Beijing Normal University and Institute of Remote Sensing Applications, School of Geography, Beijing Key Laboratory of Environmental Remote Sensing and Digital City, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China b Department of Geography and Environment, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215, USA c CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia d CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia e CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems, Clayton South, Victoria, Australia f Department of Geography, Hunter College of CUNY, New York, NY 10021, USA
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