Use of GEDI Signal and Environmental Parameters to Improve Canopy Height Estimation over Tropical Forest Ecosystems in Mayotte Island
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Abstract
Canopy height is a fundamental parameter for describing forest ecosystems.GEDI is a spaceborne LiDAR system that was designed to measure vegetation's vertical structure at a global scale.This study evaluates the accuracy of GEDI-derived canopy height estimates over complex tropical forests in Mayotte Island (Overseas France) characterized by moderate height and biomass levels as well as a relatively steep terrain.The influence of GEDI signal and environmental parameters (canopy height, beam sensitivity and slope) on height estimates was assessed.Linear as well as non-linear approaches were implemented using the GEDI L2A product to estimate canopy height.Empirical models were trained on reference data derived from airborne LiDAR scanning.The results showed that using regression models built on multiple GEDI metrics yielded improved accuracies compared to a direct estimation from a single GEDI height metric.Canopy height, beam sensitivity and terrain slope were found to have a significant impact on the height metrics derived from GEDI waveforms.Conversely, both linear and non-linear regression models produced unbiased and stable estimates. RSUMLa hauteur de la canope est un paramtre fondamental pour dcrire les cosystmes forestiers.GEDI est un systme LiDAR spatial conu pour mesurer la structure verticale de la vgtation l'chelle mondiale.Cette tude value la prcision des estimations de la hauteur de la canope partir de GEDI sur des forts tropicales complexes de l'le de Mayotte (France d'outre-mer) caractrises par des hauteurs et des niveaux de biomasse modrs ainsi que par un terrain relativement escarp.L'influence du signal GEDI et des paramtres environnementaux (hauteur de la canope, sensibilit du faisceau laser et pente du terrain) sur les estimations de hauteur a t value.Des approches linaires et non-linaires ont t mises en oeuvre en utilisant le produit GEDI L2A pour estimer la hauteur de la canope.Des modles empiriques ont t entrans sur des donnes de rfrence issues d'acquisitions par LiDAR aroport.Les rsultats ont montr que l'utilization de modles de rgression construits partir de plusieurs mtriques GEDI permettait d'amliorer la prcision par rapport une estimation directe partir d'une seule mtrique de hauteur GEDI.La hauteur de la canope, la sensibilit du faisceau et la pente ont eu un impact significatif sur les mtriques de hauteur drives des formes d'onde GEDI.Par ailleurs, les modles de rgression linaire et non-linaire ont produit des estimations stables et sans biais.
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| Open science | 0.000 | 0.000 |
| Research integrity | 0.000 | 0.000 |
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