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Research Article

Retrieval and validation of vertical LAI profile derived from airborne and spaceborne LiDAR data at a deciduous needleleaf forest site

Yao Wanga LREIS, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;b College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;c The Key Laboratory of GIS Application Research, School of Geography and Tourism, Chongqing Normal University, Chongqing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Hongliang Fanga LREIS, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;b College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6345-1197View further author information
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Yinghui Zhanga LREIS, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China;b College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, ChinaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6980-2384View further author information
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Article: 2214987 | Received 24 Oct 2022, Accepted 11 May 2023, Published online: 24 May 2023

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