Michael Lefsky-Publications

Peer Reviewed Publications

Lefsky , M.A., D. Harding, W.B. Cohen and G.G. Parker. 1999. Surface lidar remote sensing of basal area and biomass in deciduous forests of eastern Maryland, USA. Remote Sensing of the Environment. 67:83-98

Lefsky, M.A., W.B. Cohen, S.A. Acker, T.A. Spies, G.G. Parker, D. Harding. 1999. Lidar remote sensing of biophysical properties and canopy structure of forest of Douglas-fir and western hemlock. Remote Sensing of Environment 70:339-361

Lefsky, M.A., W.B. Cohen, T.A. Spies. 2001. An evaluation of alternate remote sensing products for forest inventory, monitoring, and mapping in Douglas-fir forests of western Oregon. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 31:78-87

Harding, D. J., M. A. Lefsky, and G. G. Parker. 2001 Lidar altimeter measurements of canopy structure: methods and validation for closed-canopy broadleaf forest. Remote Sensing of the Environment 76:283-297

Parker, G.G., M.A. Lefsky, and D.J. Harding. 2001. PAR transmittance in forest canopies determined from airborne lidar altimetry and from in-canopy quantum measurements. Remote Sensing of the Environment. 76:298-309

Lefsky, M.A., W.B. Cohen, G.G. Parker and D.J. Harding. 2002. Lidar remote sensing for ecosystem studies. Bioscience 52(1) 19-30

Conference Proceedings

Lefsky, M.A., W.B. Cohen, A. Hudak, S. A. Acker, J. Ohmann. 1999. Integration of lidar, Landsat ETM+ and forest inventory data for regional forest mapping. ISPRS Workshop: Mapping Forest Structure and Topography by Airborne and Spaceborne Lasers, November 9-11, La Jolla CA.

Lefsky, M.A., D.J. Harding, G.G. Parker ,W.B. Cohen, S.A. Acker. 1999. Progress in lidar altimeter remote sensing of stand structure In deciduous And coniferous forests using SLICER data. ISPRS Workshop: Mapping Forest Structure and Topography by Airborne and Spaceborne Lasers, November 9-11, La Jolla CA.

Lefsky, M.A., W.B. Cohen, D.J. Harding, G.G. Parker, S.A. Acker, S.T.Gower. 2001. Lidar remote sensing of aboveground biomass in three biomes. International Archives of Remote Sensing. XXXIV-3/W4. Annapolis, MD, 22-24 Oct. 2001.