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Tree canopy and snow depth relationships at fine scales with terrestrial laser scanning
Ahmad Hojatimalekshah
Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA
Zachary Uhlmann
Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA
Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA
Christopher A. Hiemstra
US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Geospatial Management
Office, Salt Lake City, UT 84138, USA
Christopher J. Tennant
US Army Corps of Engineers, Sacramento, CA 95814, USA
Jake D. Graham
Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA
Lucas Spaete
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry,
Resource Assessment, Grand Rapids, MN 55744, USA
Arthur Gelvin
US Army Corps of Engineer, Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, Hanover, NH 03755, USA
Hans-Peter Marshall
Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA
James P. McNamara
Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA
Josh Enterkine
Department of Geosciences, Boise State University, Boise, ID 83725, USA
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Short summary
We describe the relationships between snow depth, vegetation canopy, and local-scale processes during the snow accumulation period using terrestrial laser scanning (TLS). In addition to topography and wind, our findings suggest the importance of fine-scale tree structure, species type, and distributions on snow depth. Snow depth increases from the canopy edge toward the open areas, but wind and topographic controls may affect this trend. TLS data are complementary to wide-area lidar surveys.
We describe the relationships between snow depth, vegetation canopy, and local-scale processes...
