The seminar, hosted at the Norwegian Research Council, Lysaker, gathered about 25 participants. The seminar marked the conclusion of a large research project funded by the Research Council’s NORKLIMA program. Continue reading
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One-day seminar “VEGETATION CHANGES IN THE TREE LINE”
On November 12 we will host a one-day seminar entitled “vegetation changes in the tree line”. The seminar marks the closing of a large research project financed by The Research Council of Norway under the NORKLIMA-program.
Subalpine zone delineation using LiDAR and Landsat imagery
In a resent study published in Remote Sensing of Environment we combined LiDAR and Landsat imagery to delineate the subalpine zone. Continue reading
Detection of small single trees in the forest–tundra ecotone using height values from airborne laser scanning
Introduction
Alpine and arctic tree lines are expected to advance to higher altitudes and further north due to global warming. Changes in temperature, precipitation, and snow coverage will affect numerous ecosystems and their interaction and forest ecosystems are expected to be highly affected by increasing temperatures, particularly in boreal regions. Continue reading
Study changing tree lines with airborne laser scanning
The Forest Inventory Research Group @ UMB-INA study the effects of changing climate on the alpine tree line and mountain forest carbon pools along 1500 km N-S and elevation gradients using airborne laser scanning. Continue reading
Short and long term mapping of the effects of global climate change on forests
The research on the effects of global warming is very varied. Through projects carried out in cooperation with NASA and The Norwegian Forest and Landscape Institute, INA is working to see if LIDAR can be used to discover short term changes in woody growth around the tree line in alpine areas. Continue reading