Using terrestrial light detection and ranging (lidar) technology for land-surface analysis in the Southwest
Fact Sheet
2011-3017
RESEARCH AT THE USGS WESTERN GEOGRAPHIC SCIENCE CENTER
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Abstract
Emerging technologies provide scientists with methods to measure Earth processes in new ways. One of these technologies--ultra-high-resolution, ground-based light detection and ranging (lidar)--is being used by USGS Western Geographic Science Center scientists to characterize the role of wind and fire processes in shaping desert landscapes of the Southwest United States.
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Using terrestrial light detection and ranging (lidar) technology for land-surface analysis in the Southwest |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 2011-3017 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20113017 |
| Year Published | 2011 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Publisher location | Reston, VA |
| Contributing office(s) | Western Geographic Science Center |
| Description | 2 p. |
| Country | United States |
| Online Only (Y/N) | N |
| Additional Online Files (Y/N) | N |