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Overview

Svein Solberg is affiliated with the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research in Norway. Their research primarily focuses on environmental science with a strong emphasis on forest ecology and management.

The scientist has contributed extensively to the main field of Environmental Science, publishing works that cover various subfields such as:

  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Global and Planetary Change
  • Atmospheric Science
  • Environmental Engineering
  • Aerospace Engineering

Key topics addressed in their research include:

  • Forest ecology and management
  • Plant Water Relations and Carbon Dynamics
  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Tree-ring climate responses
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Applications and Techniques
  • Tree Root and Stability Studies
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Frequent publication venues for their research are diverse, reflecting a cross-disciplinary approach with a focus on forestry and remote sensing, including:

  • Forest Ecology and Management
  • Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research
  • Remote Sensing
  • IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
  • IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

Svein Solberg has collaborated frequently with several researchers, with repeated coauthorship contributions from:

  • Morgane Merlin
  • Tron Eid
  • Vahid Akbari
  • Peter Zubkov
  • Paromita Basak

Recent scientific papers include:

  • Increased needlefall and defoliation in Norway spruce induced by warm and dry weather, 2024, Helda (University of Helsinki)
  • Predicting snow damage in conifer forests using a mechanistic snow damage model and high-resolution snow accumulation data, 2023, Scandinavian Journal of Forest Research
  • Height growth rate of Scots pine in Central Europe increased by 29% between 1900 and 2000 due to changes in site productivity, 2021, Forest Ecology and Management
  • Clear-Cut Detection and Mapping Using Sentinel-1 Backscatter Coefficient and Short-Term Interferometric Coherence Time Series, 2020, IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
  • Multitemporal Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 Images for Characterization and Discrimination of Young Forest Stands Under Regeneration in Norway, 2021, IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Applied Earth Observations and Remote Sensing

In addition to journal articles, Svein Solberg has contributed to book publications, including a work published by the European Organization for Nuclear Research titled Global strategy for the conservation and use of eggplants in 2022.

Best Publications

  • An International Comparison of Individual Tree Detection and Extraction Using Airborne Laser Scanning

    Harri Kaartinen;Juha Hyyppä;Xiaowei Yu;Mikko Vastaranta

  • Acid rain in China.

    Thorjorn Larssen;Espen Lydersen;Dagang Tang;Yi He

  • Comparative testing of single-tree detection algorithms under different types of forest

    Jari Vauhkonen;Liviu Ene;Sandeep Gupta;Johannes Heinzel

  • The impact of nitrogen deposition on carbon sequestration by European forests and heathlands

    W. de Vries;S. Solberg;M. Dobbertin;H. Sterba

  • Single Tree Segmentation Using Airborne Laser Scanner Data in a Structurally Heterogeneous Spruce Forest

    Svein Solberg;Erik Naesset;Ole Martin Bollandsas

  • Prediction of species specific forest inventory attributes using a nonparametric semi-individual tree crown approach based on fused airborne laser scanning and multispectral data

    Johannes Breidenbach;Erik Næsset;Vegard Lien;Terje Gobakken

  • Mapping defoliation during a severe insect attack on Scots pine using airborne laser scanning

    Svein Solberg;Erik Næsset;Kjersti Holt Hanssen;Erik Christiansen

  • Analyses of the impact of changes in atmospheric deposition and climate on forest growth in European monitoring plots: A stand growth approach

    Svein Solberg;Matthias Dobbertin;Gert Jan Reinds;Holger Lange

  • Mapping LAI in a Norway spruce forest using airborne laser scanning

    Svein Solberg;Andreas Brunner;Kjersti Holt Hanssen;Holger Lange

  • Impacts of acid deposition, ozone exposure and weather conditions on forest ecosystems in Europe: an overview

    W. de Vries;M. H. Dobbertin;S. Solberg;H. F. van Dobben

  • Ecologically implausible carbon response

    Wim de Vries;Svein Solberg;Matthias Dobbertin;Hubert Sterba

  • Mapping insect defoliation in Scots pine with MODIS time-series data

    Lars Eklundh;Thomas Johansson;Svein Solberg

  • 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

  • Nitrogen deposition is the most important environmental driver of growth of pure, even-aged and managed European forests

    Sophia Etzold;Marco Ferretti;Gert Jan Reinds;Svein Solberg

  • Perspectives of Microbial Inoculation for Sustainable Development and Environmental Management.

    Maqshoof Ahmad;Lisa Pataczek;Thomas H. Hilger;Zahir Ahmad Zahir

  • Regional differences in climatic responses of Norway spruce (Picea abies L. Karst) growth in Norway

    Kjell Andreassen;Svein Solberg;Ole Einar Tveito;Sofus Linge Lystad

  • Monitoring spruce volume and biomass with InSAR data from TanDEM-X

    Svein Solberg;Rasmus Astrup;Johannes Breidenbach;Barbi Nilsen

  • Comparison of four types of 3D data for timber volume estimation

    Johannes Rahlf;Johannes Breidenbach;Svein Solberg;Erik Næsset

  • Estimating spruce and pine biomass with interferometric X-band SAR

    Svein Solberg;Rasmus Astrup;Terje Gobakken;Erik Næsset

  • Summer drought: a driver for crown condition and mortality of Norway spruce in Norway

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  • Mapping and estimating forest area and aboveground biomass in miombo woodlands in Tanzania using data from airborne laser scanning, TanDEM-X, RapidEye, and global forest maps: A comparison of estimated precision

    Erik Næsset;Hans Ole Ørka;Svein Solberg;Ole Martin Bollandsås

  • Mapping gap fraction, LAI and defoliation using various ALS penetration variables

    Svein Solberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Erik Næsset
Erik Næsset Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Terje Gobakken
Terje Gobakken Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Rasmus Astrup
Rasmus Astrup Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research
Ole Martin Bollandsås
Ole Martin Bollandsås Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Matthias Dobbertin
Matthias Dobbertin Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research
Hubert Sterba
Hubert Sterba BOKU University
Wim de Vries
Wim de Vries Wageningen University & Research
Mark A. Sutton
Mark A. Sutton Natural Environment Research Council
Rolf D. Vogt
Rolf D. Vogt Norwegian Institute for Water Research
Per Gundersen
Per Gundersen University of Copenhagen

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