10 Jun 2022
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Machine Learning with UAS LiDAR for Winter Wheat Biomass Estimations
Jordan Bates
Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52428 Jülich, Germany
Francois Jonard
Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52428 Jülich, Germany
Earth Observation and Ecosystem Modelling (EOSystM) lab, SPHERES research unit, Université de Liège (ULiège), Allée du Six Août 19, 4000 Liège, Belgium
Rajina Bajracharya
Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52428 Jülich, Germany
Harry Vereecken
Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52428 Jülich, Germany
Carsten Montzka
Institute of Bio- and Geosciences: Agrosphere (IBG-3), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52428 Jülich, Germany
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