Assessment of carbon mass in a Mediterranean downy oak ecosystem using airborne lidar and NASA Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) data

Abstract ∼ ∼ ± - 1 ± - 1 for the roots of diameter larger than 1 cm for low and high assessments. These values depend heavily on the height of the sampled trees themselves, as well as on their location on the OHP plateau (smaller trees, 5–6 m) or on the slope (tallest trees, 10–12 m). Using a Monte Carlo approach, the relative uncertainties in AGC were calculated to be of the order of 17 % and 11 % for trees 5–6 m and 10–12 m tall, respectively. For UGC, the relative uncertainties were calculated as 8 % and 5 % for the same tree heights, but the assumptions of the allometric model are associated with biases that can easily reach 100 %. Although the surface footprints are different, we show that there is a reasonable agreement between our airborne lidar measurements and the level 2B (TTH) and (aboveground biomass) operational products of the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) mission on the International Space Station for data acquired between 2019 and 2022.

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Assessment of carbon mass in a Mediterranean downy oak ecosystem using airborne lidar and NASA Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) data ; volume:21 ; number:14 ; year:2024 ; pages:3289-3303 ; extent:15 ; Biogeosciences ; 21, Heft 14 (2024), 3289-3303 (gesamt 15)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Chazette, Maëlie ; Chazette, Patrick ; Reiter, Ilja M. ; Shang, Xiaoxia ; Totems, Julien ; Orts, Jean-Philippe ; Xueref-Remy, Irène ; Montes, Nicolas

Further information

• DOI: 10.5194/bg-21-3289-2024
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2408061503333.786247069659
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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