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Using multilevel remote sensing and ground data to estimate forest biomass resources in remote regions: a case study in the boreal forests of interior Alaska

Hans-Erik Andersen Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Seattle, WA 98195, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Jacob Strunk Department of Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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Hailemariam Temesgen Department of Forest Engineering, Resources, and Management, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
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Donald Atwood Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks, PO Box 757320, Fairbanks, AK 99775, USA
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Ken Winterberger Pacific Northwest Research Station, USDA Forest Service, Anchorage, AK 99503, USA
Pages 596-611 | Received 30 Sep 2011, Accepted 06 Dec 2011, Published online: 02 Jun 2014

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