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Spatial-temporal prediction of forest attributes using latent Gaussian models and inventory data
Paul B. May, Andrew O. Finley
The USDA Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program conducts a national forest inventory for the United States through a network of permanent field plots. FIA produces estimates o…
Leveraging national forest inventory data to estimate forest carbon density status and trends for small areas
Elliot S. Shannon, Andrew O. Finley, Paul B. May +5
National forest inventory (NFI) data are often costly to collect, which inhibits efforts to estimate parameters of interest for small spatial, temporal, or biophysical domains. Tra…
Spatio-temporal areal models to support small area estimation: An application to national-scale forest carbon monitoring
Elliot S. Shannon, Andrew O. Finley, Paul B. May +4
National Forest Inventory (NFI) programs can provide vital information on the status, trend, and change in forest parameters. These programs are being increasingly asked to provide…
Calibrating satellite maps with field data for improved predictions of forest biomass
Paul B. May, Andrew O. Finley
Spatially explicit quantification of forest biomass is important for forest-health monitoring and carbon accounting. Direct field measurements of biomass are laborious and expensiv…