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Darius S. Culvenor is affiliated with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia. Their research primarily centers on environmental science, with a focus on subfields such as environmental engineering, ecology, and global and planetary change.

The scientific work of Darius S. Culvenor covers several key topics, including:

  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Remote Sensing in Agriculture
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics

Their published works include the following papers:

  • "StrucNet: a global network for automated vegetation structure monitoring" (2023), published in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
  • "Vertical plant profiles for Dassenbos (NL, 2014-2018, TLS); Wytham Woods (UK, 2022, LEAF) & Northern Australia (2021-2022, LEAF)" (2023), published in Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • "Vertical plant profiles for Dassenbos (NL, 2014-2018, TLS); Wytham Woods (UK, 2022, LEAF) & Northern Australia (2021-2022, LEAF)" (2023), published in Wageningen University and Researchcenter Publications (Wageningen University & Research)
  • "Automated and continuous estimation of FAPAR from distributed wireless PAR sensor networks" (2025), published in Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

The frequent publication venues for Culvenor's research are:

  • Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation
  • Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
  • Wageningen University and Researchcenter Publications (Wageningen University & Research)
  • Agricultural and Forest Meteorology

Darius S. Culvenor collaborates often with the following researchers:

  • Kim Calders
  • Benjamin Brede
  • Glenn Newnham
  • John Armston
  • Harm Bartholomeus

Best Publications

  • Detecting trend and seasonal changes in satellite image time series

    Jan Verbesselt;Robin John Hyndman;Glenn Newnham;Darius Culvenor

  • Phenological change detection while accounting for abrupt and gradual trends in satellite image time series

    Jan Verbesselt;Robin Hyndman;Achim Zeileis;Darius Culvenor

  • Nondestructive estimates of above‐ground biomass using terrestrial laser scanning

    Kim Calders;Glenn Newnham;Andrew Burt;Simon Murphy

  • Using airborne and ground-based ranging lidar to measure canopy structure in Australian forests

    J L Lovell;D L.B. Jupp;D S Culvenor;N C Coops

  • TIDA: an algorithm for the delineation of tree crowns in high spatial resolution remotely sensed imagery

    Darius S. Culvenor

  • Assessment of forest structure with airborne LiDAR and the effects of platform altitude

    Nicholas R. Goodwin;Nicholas C. Coops;Darius S. Culvenor

  • Estimating forest LAI profiles and structural parameters using a ground-based laser called ‘Echidna®☆

    David L.B. Jupp;D.S. Culvenor;J.L. Lovell;G.J. Newnham

  • Retrieval of forest structural parameters using a ground-based lidar instrument (Echidna ® )

    Alan H Strahler;David L.B Jupp;Curtis E Woodcock;Crystal B Schaaf

  • Measuring forest structure and biomass in New England forest stands using Echidna ground-based lidar

    Tian Yao;Tian Yao;Xiaoyuan Yang;Feng Zhao;Zhuosen Wang;Zhuosen Wang

  • Comparing canopy metrics derived from terrestrial and airborne laser scanning in a Douglas-fir dominated forest stand

    Thomas Hilker;Martin van Leeuwen;Nicholas C. Coops;Michael A. Wulder

  • Measuring tree stem diameters using intensity profiles from ground-based scanning lidar from a fixed viewpoint

    J.L. Lovell;D.L.B. Jupp;G.J. Newnham;D.S. Culvenor

  • Measuring Effective Leaf Area Index, Foliage Profile, and Stand Height in New England Forest Stands Using a Full-Waveform Ground-Based Lidar

    Feng Zhao;Xiaoyuan Yang;Mitchell A. Schull;Miguel O. Román-Colón

  • Simulation study for finding optimal lidar acquisition parameters for forest height retrieval

    J.L. Lovell;D.L.B. Jupp;G.J. Newnham;N.C. Coops

  • Three-dimensional forest reconstruction and structural parameter retrievals using a terrestrial full-waveform lidar instrument (Echidna®)

    Xiaoyuan Yang;Xiaoyuan Yang;Alan H. Strahler;Crystal B. Schaaf;David L.B. Jupp

  • Assessment of standing wood and fiber quality using ground and airborne laser scanning: A review

    Martin van Leeuwen;Thomas Hilker;Nicholas C. Coops;Gordon Frazer

  • Comparison of forest attributes extracted from fine spatial resolution multispectral and lidar data

    Nicholas C Coops;Michael A Wulder;Darius S Culvenor;Benoît St-Onge

  • Assessment of Dothistroma Needle Blight of Pinus radiata Using Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery.

    N Coops;M Stanford;K Old;M Dudzinski

  • Reviews and syntheses: Australian vegetation phenology: new insights from satellite remote sensing and digital repeat photography

    Caitlin E. Moore;Caitlin E. Moore;Tim Brown;Trevor F. Keenan;Trevor F. Keenan;Remko A. Duursma

  • Chlorophyll content in eucalypt vegetation at the leaf and canopy scales as derived from high resolution spectral data

    Nicholas C Coops;Christine Stone;Darius S Culvenor;Laurie A Chisholm

  • Assessment of crown condition in eucalypt vegetation by remotely sensed optical indices.

    Nicholas C. Coops;Christine Stone;Darius S. Culvenor;Laurie Chisholm

Frequent Co-Authors

Glenn Newnham
Glenn Newnham Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
David L.B. Jupp
David L.B. Jupp Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Nicholas C. Coops
Nicholas C. Coops University of British Columbia
Alan H. Strahler
Alan H. Strahler Boston University
Curtis E. Woodcock
Curtis E. Woodcock Boston University
Zhuosen Wang
Zhuosen Wang University of Maryland, College Park
Feng Zhao
Feng Zhao Microsoft (United States)
Crystal B. Schaaf
Crystal B. Schaaf University of Massachusetts Boston
Michael A. Wulder
Michael A. Wulder Natural Resources Canada
Thomas Hilker
Thomas Hilker Oregon State University

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