lad.ht.max: Convert LAD estimates into two rasters - height of maximum...

In akamoske/LiDARforestR: R library for estimating leaf area density (LAD) and leaf area index (LAI) from airborne LiDAR point clouds

Convert LAD estimates into two rasters - height of maximum LAD and maximum LAD within a column

Description

This function reads in a the LAD estimates that were previously calculated, finds the maximum LAD value within each column of voxels, and then finds the height where that value occurs. The output is a list containing two rasters, one for each calculation.

Usage

lad.ht.max(lad.array, laz.array, ht.cut, epsg.code)

Arguments

lad.array	LAD estimate array that was generated using the machorn.lad function.
laz.array	Voxelized LiDAR array that was generated using the laz.to.array function. This contains spatial information for all arrays.
ht.cut	Height that calculations will exclude. This is to remove understory LAD estimates from further calculations. If 5 is entered then all voxels 5 meters and above will be included. Enter 0 if you want to include all calculations
epsg.code	EPSG code so that the rasters can be projected into the appropriate projection

Details

These forest structure attributes are based off calculations from:

Hardiman, B., Bohrer, G., Gough, C., & Curtis, P. (2013). Canopy structural changes following widespread mortality of canopy dominant trees. Forests, 4, 537-552. https://doi.org/10.3390/f4030537

Value

A list containing max LAD and height of max LAD rasters.

akamoske/LiDARforestR documentation built on Aug. 31, 2023, 1:33 a.m.