Spatial distribution of maximum canopy height and heights percentiles in Canada at 250m spatial resolution
doi: 10.4121/14573079
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The canopy height maps were built to be included as covariates in the model to predict AGB in forest areas of Canada. We created wall-to-wall height metrics using ATL08 LiDAR products from the ICESat-2 satellite. The data was download for one-year period (October 2018 to October 2019). Points were filtered regarding solar background noise and atmospheric scattering, totaling 49,959 points distributed over the entire Canada. These points were associated with 10 ancillary variables primarily corresponding to structure information, such as seasonal Sentinel-1 VV and VH polarization, annual PALSAR-2 HH and HV polarization, annual clumping index, and also the MODIS NDVI summer season. Afterwards, the random forest algorithm was used to extrapolate ATL08 parameters and develop regression models with the abovementioned spatially continuous variables. The maximum height and height percentiles (h85 and h95) were estimated with an R2 of approximately 0.61.
- 2021-05-18 first online, published, posted
- Carbon storage and distribution in terrestrial ecosystems of Canada WWF-Canada
World Wildlife Fund (WWF-Canada)
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