LiDAR metadata over FLUXNET sites
Please use one form for each measurement campaign. Return filled forms to: mbeland@berkeley.edu
Airborne LiDAR
Site
Site name, location, and vegetation
classification
Site vegetation info (if available)
Weidenbrunnen, Fichtelgebirge, Germany, temperate evergreen conifers (besides windthrows, beech,
and other deciduous forest stands)
 mean canopy height +/-
22.5 m (in 2011)
 mean stems per hectare
510
 mean crown size
Vegetation state at time of acquisition
Measurements
Date of acquisition
LiDAR instrument used
Area covered (m2 or ha)
Discrete returns or full waveform (if
discrete provide number of returns per
pulse)
Spatial resolution (pulse per m2)
Size of pulse footprint
Maximum off-nadir scan angle
Accuracy of georeference at ground level
Processing
Main objective of acquisition
Processing applied (please provide a
general description)
early summer = height of vegetation period
July 2, 2011
Harrier56 (Serial-Nr. 009), Trimble
1800 m x 2200 m (ca 4 km²)
discrete
1.26
0.40 m
< +/- 0.5 m horizontal, < +/- 0.15 m vertical
Airborne lidar measurements of ca 4 squarekilometer (with the Weidenbrunnen FLUXNET site in the
northern quarter) for topography and a vegetation surface digital model, with resolution of 1 m,
accuracy of 0.15 m.
From the difference between topography and a vegetation surface digital model we derived tree heights
in the entire area (as input for large eddy model and ecosystem model simulations).
There are 30 forest inventory plots within the area, with ground based tree density, tree height, and PAI
Products derived from processing of data
If an image (jpeg/tiff) of the lidar data is
available please send along with this form
measurements, so we derived e.g. regressions between height and PAI for PAI estimates for the entire
area.
Tree heights, tree density (limited quality); map of PAI for the 4 squarekilometer area
Terrestrial LiDAR
Site
Site name, location, and vegetation
classification
Site vegetation structure (if available):
 mean canopy height +/- StDev
 mean stems per hectare
 mean crown size
Vegetation state at time of acquisition
Measurements
Date of acquisition
LiDAR instrument used
Number of scans
Single discrete return, multiple discrete
returns, or full-waveform
Resolution (angle between pulses)
Coverage:
 number of individual trees scanned
 Number of plots scanned (provide
area of plots)
Scans registration:
 Scans are aligned/co-registered into a
common coordinate system
 Scans are georeferenced in a global
coordinate system (e.g. GPS tiepoints)
Processing
Main objective of acquisition
Processing applied (please provide a
general description)
Products derived from processing of data
If an image (jpeg/tiff) of the lidar data is
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Accuracy:
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Accuracy:
available please send along with this form