Using Lidar to Identify Sediment and Forest Structure Change in the Hayman Burn, Colorado. Final Report, Joint Fire Science Program Project No. 03-2-3-18

摘要

This report for JFSP Project 03-2-3-18 addresses findings of a research project testing the use of Lidar for change detection before and after the Hayman fire. The grant funds provided valuable support for examining Lidar technology as a tool for measuring bare earth and forest vertical characteristics, and for determining if quantification of vertical change in the soil surface and vegetation is possible using this technology, and if so, how effective this technology may be in future quantifications of vertical change of bare earth and vegetation. The project abstract is reproduced here as an outline and summary of the work. Project background, objectives, and justification are appended at the end of the report.