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Overview

Tiit Nilson is affiliated with the University of Tartu in Estonia. Their research spans multiple disciplines within environmental science, with a focus on both ecological and engineering aspects.

The scientist's primary fields of study include:

  • Environmental Science
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Within these fields, Nilson has contributed to subfields such as:

  • Environmental Engineering
  • Nature and Landscape Conservation
  • Insect Science

The main research topics addressed in their work involve:

  • Remote Sensing and LiDAR Applications
  • Forest ecology and management
  • Forest Ecology and Biodiversity Studies

Nilson has published in the venue Forestry Studies / Metsanduslikud Uurimused, contributing work that reflects their interest in forest environments and measurement technologies.

One notable paper authored with Mait Lang in 2020 is titled "Options for estimating horizontal visibility in hemiboreal forests using sparse airborne laser scanning data and forest inventory data," published in Forestry Studies / Metsanduslikud Uurimused.

Their recent collaborations include co-authoring research with Mait Lang, Kersti Vennik, and Andrus Põldma, indicating a network focused on environmental and forest science topics.

Best Publications

  • A theoretical analysis of the frequency of gaps in plant stands

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  • A reflectance model for the homogeneous plant canopy and its inversion

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  • How to quantify tree leaf area index in an open savanna ecosystem: A multi-instrument and multi-model approach

    Youngryel Ryu;Oliver Sonnentag;Tiit Nilson;Rodrigo Vargas

  • A Directional Multispectral Forest Reflectance Model

    Andres Kuusk;Tiit Nilson

  • Inversion of gap frequency data in forest stands

    T Nilson

  • On the correct estimation of effective leaf area index: does it reveal information on clumping effects?

    Youngryel Ryu;Tiit Nilson;Hideki Kobayashi;Oliver Sonnentag

  • Radiation Transfer Model Intercomparison (RAMI) exercise: Results from the second phase

    B. Pinty;J.-L. Widlowski;M. Taberner;N. Gobron

  • Impact of understory vegetation on forest canopy reflectance and remotely sensed LAI estimates

    Helena Margaretha Eriksson;Helena Margaretha Eriksson;Lars Eklundh;Lars Eklundh;Andres Kuusk;Tiit Nilson

  • Age dependence of forest reflectance: Analysis of main driving factors

    Tiit Nilson;Urmas Peterson

  • Recent advances in geometrical optical modelling and its applications

    J. M. Chen;X. Li;T. Nilson;A. Strahler

  • A forest canopy reflectance model and a test case.

    Tiit Nilson;Urmas Peterson

  • The effect of crown shape on the reflectance of coniferous stands

    Miina Rautiainen;Pauline Stenberg;Tiit Nilson;Andres Kuusk

  • Estimating canopy cover in Scots pine stands

    Miina Rautiainen;Pauline Stenberg;Tiit Nilson

  • Responses of the reflectance indices PRI and NDVI to experimental warming and drought in European shrublands along a north-south climatic gradient

    Pille Mänd;Lea Hallik;Lea Hallik;Josep Peñuelas;Tiit Nilson

  • Comparison of methods for measuring gap size distribution and canopy nonrandomness at Järvselja RAMI (RAdiation transfer Model Intercomparison) test sites

    Jan Pisek;Mait Lang;Tiit Nilson;Lauri Korhonen

  • Simulation of the reflectance of ground vegetation in sub-boreal forests

    Andres Kuusk;Mait Lang;Tiit Nilson

  • Canopy gap fraction estimation from digital hemispherical images using sky radiance models and a linear conversion method

    Mait Lang;Andres Kuusk;Matti Mõttus;Miina Rautiainen

  • Improved algorithm for estimating canopy indices from gap fraction data in forest canopies

    Tiit Nilson;Andres Kuusk

  • Multi-angular reflectance properties of a hemiboreal forest: An analysis using CHRIS PROBA data

    Miina Rautiainen;Miina Rautiainen;Mait Lang;Matti Mõttus;Andres Kuusk

  • Gap fraction based estimation of LAI in Scots pine stands subjected to experimental removal of branches and stems

    P. Stenberg;T. Nilson;H. Smolander;P. Voipio

  • Successional reflectance trajectories in northern temperate forests

    Urmas Peterson;Tiit Nilson

  • Modeling Radiative Transfer through Forest Canopies: Implications for Canopy Photosynthesis and Remote Sensing

    Tiit Nilson;Juhan Ross

Frequent Co-Authors

Miina Rautiainen
Miina Rautiainen Aalto University
Pauline Stenberg
Pauline Stenberg University of Helsinki
Matti Mõttus
Matti Mõttus VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Youngryel Ryu
Youngryel Ryu Seoul National University
Oliver Sonnentag
Oliver Sonnentag University of Montreal
Hideki Kobayashi
Hideki Kobayashi Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology
Dennis D. Baldocchi
Dennis D. Baldocchi University of California, Berkeley
Frédéric Baret
Frédéric Baret INRAE : Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement
Lars Eklundh
Lars Eklundh Lund University
Olevi Kull
Olevi Kull University of Tartu

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