Combined effect of pulse density and grid cell size on predicting and mapping aboveground carbon in fast-growing Eucalyptus forest plantation using airborne LiDAR data

Table 3 LiDAR-derived canopy height metrics considered as candidate variables for predictive AGC models [43]

Metric	Description
HMIN	Minimum canopy height
HMAX	Maximum canopy height
HMEAN	Mean canopy height
HMAD	Median canopy height
HSD	Standard deviation of canopy height
HSKEW	Skewness of canopy height
HKURT	Kurtosis of canopy height
HVAR	Variance of canopy height
HCV	Coefficient of variation canopy height
HMODE	Mode canopy height
H01TH	1st percentile of canopy height
H05TH	5th percentile of canopy height
H10TH	10th percentile of canopy height
H20TH	20th percentile of canopy height
H25TH	25th percentile of canopy height
H30TH	30th percentile of canopy height
H40TH	40th percentile of canopy height
H50TH	50th percentile of canopy height
H60TH	60th percentile of canopy height
H70TH	70th percentile of canopy height
H75TH	75th percentile of canopy height
H80TH	80th percentile of canopy height
H90TH	90th percentile of canopy height
H95TH	95th percentile of canopy height
H99TH	99th percentile of canopy height
CR	Canopy relief ratio [(HMEAN-HMIN)/(HMAX-HMIN)]
COV	Canopy cover (percentage of first return above 1.30 m)

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