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China’s larch stock volume estimation using Sentinel-2 and LiDAR data

Tao Yua Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China;b Key Laboratory of Forestry Remote Sensing and Information System, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Yong Panga Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China;b Key Laboratory of Forestry Remote Sensing and Information System, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Xiaojun Lianga Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China;b Key Laboratory of Forestry Remote Sensing and Information System, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Wen Jiaa Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China;b Key Laboratory of Forestry Remote Sensing and Information System, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Yu Baia Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China;b Key Laboratory of Forestry Remote Sensing and Information System, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Yilin Fana Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China;b Key Laboratory of Forestry Remote Sensing and Information System, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Dongsheng Chenc Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Xianzhao Liua Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Guang Denga Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China;b Key Laboratory of Forestry Remote Sensing and Information System, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Chonggui Lid College of Geomatics, Xi’an University of Science and Technology, Xi’an, ChinaView further author information
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Xiangnan Suna Institute of Forest Resource Information Techniques, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, China;b Key Laboratory of Forestry Remote Sensing and Information System, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, China;e Academy of Inventory and Planning, National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Zhidong Zhangf College of Forestry, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, ChinaView further author information
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Weiwei Jiag College of Forestry, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, ChinaView further author information
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Zhonghua Zhaoc Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding and Cultivation of State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Xiao Wangh Ecology and Nature Conservation Institute, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Key Laboratory of Forest Ecology and Environment of National Forestry and Grassland Administration, Beijing, ChinaView further author information
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Pages 392-405 | Received 06 Mar 2022, Accepted 21 Jul 2022, Published online: 20 Sep 2022

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