Response of Forest Canopy Structure to Moderate Disturbances: Multi-temporal Approaches Using NEON’s Longitudinal Airborne LiDAR

Dennis Heejoon Choi1, Elizabeth LaRue2, Jeff W Atkins3, Jane R Foster4, Jaclyn Hatala Matthes5, Robert Timothy Fahey6, Bina Thapa7, Songlin Fei7 and Brady S Hardiman8, (1)Purdue University, Forestry and Natural Resources, West Lafayette, IN, United States, (2)University of Texas El Paso, Biological Sciences, El Paso, United States, (3)USDA Forest Service - Savanna River Site, New Ellenton, United States, (4)University of Vermont, Rubenstein School of Environment and Natural Resources, Burlington, United States, (5)Harvard University, Harvard Forest, Petersham, United States, (6)University of Connecticut, Natural Resources and the Environment, Storrs, CT, United States, (7)Purdue University, Forestry and Natural Resources, West Lafayette, United States, (8)Purdue University, Forestry & Natural Resources and Division of Environmental & Ecological Engineering, West Lafayette, United States