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Ross Nelson is affiliated with the Goddard Space Flight Center in the United States. Their work is positioned within a major government research institution known for contributions to space science and technology.

While specific papers authored by Ross Nelson are not listed, their association with the Goddard Space Flight Center suggests engagement with research in space-related sciences. This center primarily supports scientific investigations related to Earth science, astrophysics, heliophysics, and planetary science, among other fields.

Although no details are provided regarding publication venues, coauthors, or recognized awards, their professional affiliation indicates involvement in collaborative projects and scientific efforts consistent with the center's mission.

There is no available information regarding the scientist's primary or secondary fields of study, main research topics, or book publishing activities. Similarly, no records indicate notable frequent collaborations or specialized research themes.

Ross Nelson is currently active and not recorded as deceased. This status implies ongoing participation or potential future contributions to the scientific community at large.

Best Publications

  • The Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2): Science requirements, concept, and implementation

    Thorsten Markus;Tom Neumann;Anthony Martino;Waleed Abdalati

  • Measuring individual tree crown diameter with lidar and assessing its influence on estimating forest volume and biomass

    Sorin C Popescu;Randolph H Wynne;Ross F Nelson

  • Lidar sampling for large-area forest characterization: A review

    Michael A. Wulder;Joanne C. White;Ross F. Nelson;Erik Næsset

  • Estimating plot-level tree heights with lidar: local filtering with a canopy-height based variable window size

    Sorin C Popescu;Randolph H Wynne;Ross F Nelson

  • Estimating forest biomass and volume using airborne laser data

    Ross Nelson;William Krabill;John Tonelli

  • Lidar remote sensing of forest biomass : A scale-invariant estimation approach using airborne lasers

    Kaiguang Zhao;Sorin Popescu;Ross Nelson

  • Remote sensing of vegetation 3-D structure for biodiversity and habitat: Review and implications for lidar and radar spaceborne missions

    K. M. Bergen;S. J. Goetz;R. O. Dubayah;G. M. Henebry

  • Regional aboveground forest biomass using airborne and spaceborne LiDAR in Québec.

    Jonathan Boudreau;Ross F. Nelson;Hank A. Margolis;André Beaudoin

  • NASA Goddards LiDAR, Hyperspectral and Thermal (G-LiHT) Airborne Imager

    Bruce D. Cook;Lawrence A. Corp;Ross F. Nelson;Elizabeth M. Middleton

  • Determining forest canopy characteristics using airborne laser data

    Ross Nelson;William Krabill;Gordon MacLean

  • Directional Reflectance Distributions of a Hardwood and Pine Forest Canopy

    Daniel S. Kimes;W. Wayne Newcomb;Ross F. Nelson;John B. Schutt

  • Review article: Attributes of neural networks for extracting continuous vegetation variables from optical and radar measurements

    D. S. Kimes;R. F. Nelson;M. T. Manry;A. K. Fung

  • Model-assisted estimation of biomass in a LiDAR sample survey in Hedmark County, NorwayThis article is one of a selection of papers from Extending Forest Inventory and Monitoring over Space and Time.

    Timothy G. GregoireT.G. Gregoire;Göran StåhlG. Ståhl;Erik NæssetE. Næsset;Terje GobakkenT. Gobakken

  • Secondary Forest Age and Tropical Forest Biomass Estimation Using Thematic Mapper Imagery

    Ross F. Nelson;Daniel S. Kimes;William A. Salas;Michael Routhier

  • Photon counting LiDAR: an adaptive ground and canopy height retrieval algorithm for ICESat-2 data.

    S.C. Popescu;T. Zhou;R. Nelson;A. Neuenschwander

  • Model-assisted regional forest biomass estimation using LiDAR and InSAR as auxiliary data: A case study from a boreal forest area

    Erik Næsset;Terje Gobakken;Svein Solberg;Timothy G. Gregoire

  • Estimating Siberian timber volume using MODIS and ICESat/GLAS.

    R. Nelson;K.J. Ranson;G. Sun;D.S. Kimes

  • The effects of spatial resolution on the classification of Thematic Mapper data

    James R. Irons;Brian L. Markham;Ross F. Nelson;David L. Toll

  • Measuring biomass and carbon in delaware using an airborne profiling LIDAR

    Ross Nelson;Austin Short;Michael Valenti

  • Modeling forest canopy heights: The effects of canopy shape

    Ross Nelson

  • A sourcebook of methods and procedures for monitoring and reporting anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and removals associated with deforestation, gains and losses of carbon stocks in forests remaining forests, and forestation.: GOFC-GOLD Report version COP18-1

    Frederic Achard;Sandra Brown;Michael Brady;Ruth DeFries

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik Næsset
Erik Næsset Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Timothy G. Gregoire
Timothy G. Gregoire Yale University
Terje Gobakken
Terje Gobakken Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Bruce D. Cook
Bruce D. Cook Goddard Space Flight Center
Göran Ståhl
Göran Ståhl Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Daniel S. Kimes
Daniel S. Kimes Goddard Space Flight Center
Kenneth J. Ranson
Kenneth J. Ranson Goddard Space Flight Center
Guoqing Sun
Guoqing Sun University of Maryland, College Park
Sorin C. Popescu
Sorin C. Popescu Texas A&M University
Hank A. Margolis
Hank A. Margolis National Aeronautics and Space Administration

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