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Structural Diversity from the NEON Discrete-Return LiDAR Point Cloud in 2013-2022

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Data Package:
Local Identifier:edi.1519.3
Title:Structural Diversity from the NEON Discrete-Return LiDAR Point Cloud in 2013-2022
Alternate Identifier:DOI PLACE HOLDER
Abstract:

Structural diversity, characterizing the volumetric capacity and physical arrangement of biotic components in an ecosystem, controls critical ecosystem functions like light interception, hydrology, and microclimate. This product generates structural diversity metrics for the NEON sites, sourced from the Discrete-Return LiDAR Point Cloud from the NEON Aerial Observation Platform (DP1.30003.001; collected in March 2023). Using R programming, we computed the metrics detailing height, heterogeneity, and density at 30 m, aligned to the Landsat grids, for 243 site years in 57 NEON sites from 2013 to 2022.

Publication Date:2023-10-18
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Time Period
Begin:
2013
End:
2022

People and Organizations
Contact:Hardiman, Brady S. (Purdue University, Associate Professor) [  email ]
Creator:Wang, Jianmin (Purdue University, Postdoctoral Research Associate)
Creator:Choi, Dennis H. (Purdue University, Postdoctoral Research Associate)
Creator:La Rue , Elizabeth (The University of Texas at El Paso, Assistant Professor)
Creator:Atkins, Jeff W. ( USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station,  Research Biologist)
Creator:Foster, Jane R. ( USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station, Research Ecologist)
Creator:Matthes, Jaclyn H. (Harvard University, Senior Scientist)
Creator:Fahey, Robert T. (University of Connecticut, Assistant Professor)
Creator:Fei, Songlin (Purdue University, Professor)
Creator:Hardiman, Brady S. (Purdue University, Associate Professor)
Organization:National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)

Data Entities
Data Table Name:
SampleData_CSD_2022_HARV_7_EPSG32618
Description:
Sample data illustrating the column descriptions.
Other Name:
CSD_metrics
Description:
generates structural diversity metrics from normalized LAS files
Other Name:
normalizaiton
Description:
generates normalized lidar points from the data downloaded from NEON
Other Name:
dir
Description:
the list and subdirectories of site years we have
Other Name:
Landsat_cells_HARV
Description:
example Landsat grid shape files
Other Name:
StructuralDiversity_rasters
Description:
the structural diversity metrics across the NEON sites in tiff format. Please refer to SampleData_CSD_2022_HARV_7_EPSG32618 for a description of all the metrics.
Other Name:
StructuralDiversity_csvs
Description:
the structural diversity metrics across the NEON sites in table format. Please refer to SampleData_CSD_2022_HARV_7_EPSG32618 for a description of all the columns.
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Ratio between canopy surface area and its projected area on the ground with a cutoff height of 0.5 mTop Rugosity- standard deviation of outer canopy heights in 1 m2 grids with a cutoff height of 0.5 mVertical Complexity Index - normalization of diversity and evenness (entropy) of 1-m horizontal slices with a cutoff height of 0.5 mFoliage Height Diversity - distribution of canopy cover among vertical canopy layers with a grain size of 1 m and a cutoff height of 0.5 mFoliage Height Diversity - distribution of canopy cover among vertical canopy layers with a grain size of 10 m and a cutoff height of 0.5 mFoliage Height Diversity - distribution of canopy cover among vertical canopy layers with a grain size of 30 m and a cutoff height of 0.5 mdensity of points above 2 meter0th quantile of height for points above 2 meter1st quantile of height for points above 2 meter5th quantile of height for points above 2 meter25th quantile of height for points above 2 meter50th quantile of height for points above 2 meter75th quantile of height for points above 2 meter95th quantile of height for points above 2 meter99th quantile of height for points above 2 meterDeep Gap Fraction with a cutoff height of 2 metermean Gap Fraction Profile with a cutoff height of 2 mVegetation Area Index calculated with a grain size of 1 m and a cutoff height of 2 mVegetation Area Index calculated with a grain size of 10 m and a cutoff height of 2 mVegetation Area Index calculated with a grain size of 30 m and a cutoff height of 2 mMean of Canopy Height in 1 m2 grids with a cutoff height of 2 mmean of point height with a cutoff height of 2 mstandard deviation of point height with a cutoff height of 2 mcoefficient of variation of point height with a cutoff height of 2 mmean of standard deviation of point height in 3x3 m2 grids with a cutoff height of 2 mstandard deviation of standard deviation of point height in 3x3 m2 grids with a cutoff height of 2 mthe Gini coefficient of point height with a cutoff height of 2 mRumple Index - Ratio between canopy surface area and its projected area on the ground with a cutoff height of 2 mTop Rugosity - standard deviation of outer canopy heights in 1 m2 grids with a cutoff height of 2 mVertical Complexity Index - normalization of diversity and evenness (entropy) of 1-m horizontal slices with a cutoff height of 2 mFoliage Height Diversity - distribution of canopy cover among vertical canopy layers with a grain size of 1 m and a cutoff height of 2 mFoliage Height Diversity - distribution of canopy cover among vertical canopy layers with a grain size of 10 m and a cutoff height of 2 mFoliage Height Diversity - distribution of canopy cover among vertical canopy layers with a grain size of 30 m and a cutoff height of 2 mdensity of points above 5 meter0th quantile of height for points above 5 meter1st quantile of height for points above 5 meter5th quantile of height for points above 5 meter25th quantile of height for points above 5 meter50th quantile of height for points above 5 meter75th quantile of height for points above 5 meter95th quantile of height for points above 5 meter99th quantile of height for points above 5 meterDeep Gap Fraction with a cutoff height of 5 metermean Gap Fraction Profile with a cutoff height of 5 mVegetation Area Index calculated with a grain size of 1 m and a cutoff height of 5 mVegetation Area Index calculated with a grain size of 10 m and a cutoff height of 5 mVegetation Area Index calculated with a grain size of 30 m and a cutoff height of 5 mMean of Canopy Height in 1 m2 grids with a cutoff height of 5 mmean of point height with a cutoff height of 5 mstandard deviation of point height with a cutoff height of 5 mcoefficient of variation of point height with a cutoff height of 5 mmean of standard deviation of point height in 3x3 m2 grids with a cutoff height of 5 mstandard deviation of standard deviation of point height in 3x3 m2 grids with a cutoff height of 5 mthe Gini coefficient of point height with a cutoff height of 5 mRumple Index - Ratio between canopy surface area and its projected area on the ground with a cutoff height of 5 mTop Rugosity - standard deviation of outer canopy heights in 1 m2 grids with a cutoff height of 5 mVertical Complexity Index - normalization of diversity and evenness (entropy) of 1-m horizontal slices with a cutoff height of 5 mFoliage Height Diversity - distribution of canopy cover among vertical canopy layers with a grain size of 1 m and a cutoff height of 5 mFoliage Height Diversity - distribution of canopy cover among vertical canopy layers with a grain size of 10 m and a cutoff height of 5 mFoliage Height Diversity - distribution of canopy cover among vertical canopy layers with a grain size of 30 m and a cutoff height of 5 m
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Description:the structural diversity metrics across the NEON sites in table format. Please refer to SampleData_CSD_2022_HARV_7_EPSG32618 for a description of all the columns.
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Data Package Usage Rights

This information is released under the Creative Commons license - Attribution - CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). The consumer of these data ("Data User" herein) is required to cite it appropriately in any publication that results from its use. The Data User should realize that these data may be actively used by others for ongoing research and that coordination may be necessary to prevent duplicate publication. The Data User is urged to contact the authors of these data if any questions about methodology or results occur. Where appropriate, the Data User is encouraged to consider collaboration or co-authorship with the authors. The Data User should realize that misinterpretation of data may occur if used out of context of the original study. While substantial efforts are made to ensure the accuracy of data and associated documentation, complete accuracy of data sets cannot be guaranteed. All data are made available "as is." The Data User should be aware, however, that data are updated periodically and it is the responsibility of the Data User to check for new versions of the data. The data authors and the repository where these data were obtained shall not be liable for damages resulting from any use or misinterpretation of the data. Thank you.

Keywords

By Thesaurus:
(No thesaurus)Structural Diversity, Canopy, National Ecological Observatory Network, 3D, Forest
LTER Controlled VocabularyLiDAR

Methods and Protocols

These methods, instrumentation and/or protocols apply to all data in this dataset:

Methods and protocols used in the collection of this data package
Description:

We used an R workflow (demonstrated in the attached R scripts and input files) to process the point clouds and derived 99 structural diversity metrics. Specifically, we performed the height normalization to obtain the LiDAR point heights above the ground, transformed the point clouds into voxelized arrays, and calculated the metrics for individual voxels. Each metric in each voxel is calculated using three cut-off heights (0.5 m, 2 m, and 5 m) above which the LiDAR points are considered to cater to different vegetation types, ensuring our metrics are adaptable across various ecosystems.

People and Organizations

Publishers:
Organization:Environmental Data Initiative
Email Address:
info@edirepository.org
Web Address:
https://edirepository.org
Id:https://ror.org/0330j0z60
Creators:
Individual: Jianmin Wang
Organization:Purdue University
Position:Postdoctoral Research Associate
Email Address:
wang5736@purdue.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6739-9499
Individual: Dennis H. Choi
Organization:Purdue University
Position:Postdoctoral Research Associate
Email Address:
dhchoi@purdue.edu
Individual: Elizabeth La Rue
Organization:The University of Texas at El Paso
Position:Assistant Professor
Email Address:
ealarue@utep.edu
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9535-0630
Individual: Jeff W. Atkins
Organization: USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
Position: Research Biologist
Email Address:
jeffrey.atkins@usda.gov
Individual: Jane R. Foster
Organization: USDA Forest Service Southern Research Station
Position:Research Ecologist
Email Address:
jane.foster@usda.gov
Id:https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5997-0269
Individual: Jaclyn H. Matthes
Organization:Harvard University
Position:Senior Scientist
Email Address:
jmatthes@fas.harvard.edu
Individual: Robert T. Fahey
Organization:University of Connecticut
Position:Assistant Professor
Email Address:
robert.fahey@uconn.edu
Individual: Songlin Fei
Organization:Purdue University
Position:Professor
Email Address:
sfei@purdue.edu
Individual: Brady S. Hardiman
Organization:Purdue University
Position:Associate Professor
Email Address:
hardimanb@purdue.edu
Contacts:
Individual: Brady S. Hardiman
Organization:Purdue University
Position:Associate Professor
Email Address:
hardimanb@purdue.edu
Associated Parties:
Organization:National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
Id:https://ror.org/04j43p132
Role:data provider

Temporal, Geographic and Taxonomic Coverage

Temporal, Geographic and/or Taxonomic information that applies to all data in this dataset:

Time Period
Begin:
2013
End:
2022
Sampling Site: 
Description:Abby Road NEON | ABBY | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/ABBY
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -122.330317Latitude (degree): 45.762439
Sampling Site: 
Description:Arikaree River NEON | ARIK | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/ARIK
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -102.447148Latitude (degree): 39.758206
Sampling Site: 
Description:Utqiagvik NEON | BARR | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/BARR
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -156.61936Latitude (degree): 71.28241
Sampling Site: 
Description:Bartlett Experimental Forest NEON | BART | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/BART
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -71.287375Latitude (degree): 44.063889
Sampling Site: 
Description:Blandy Experimental Farm NEON | BLAN | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/BLAN
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -78.041788Latitude (degree): 39.033698
Sampling Site: 
Description:Blue River NEON | BLUE | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/BLUE
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -96.624201Latitude (degree): 34.444218
Sampling Site: 
Description:Rio Cupeyes NEON | CUPE | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/CUPE
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -66.98676Latitude (degree): 18.11352
Sampling Site: 
Description:Delta Junction NEON | DEJU | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/DEJU
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -145.75136Latitude (degree): 63.881119999999996
Sampling Site: 
Description:Dead Lake NEON | DELA | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/DELA
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -87.803877Latitude (degree): 32.541727
Sampling Site: 
Description:Disney Wilderness Preserve NEON | DSNY | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/DSNY
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -81.43619Latitude (degree): 28.12505
Sampling Site: 
Description:Great Smoky Mountains National Park NEON | GRSM | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/GRSM
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -83.50195Latitude (degree): 35.688959999999994
Sampling Site: 
Description:Guanica Forest NEON | GUAN | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/GUAN
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -66.8687Latitude (degree): 17.96955
Sampling Site: 
Description:Rio Guilarte NEON | GUIL | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/GUIL
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -66.79868Latitude (degree): 18.17406
Sampling Site: 
Description:Harvard Forest & Quabbin Watershed NEON | HARV | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/HARV
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -72.17265Latitude (degree): 42.53691
Sampling Site: 
Description:Healy NEON | HEAL | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/HEAL
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -149.213347Latitude (degree): 63.875797999999996
Sampling Site: 
Description:Lower Hop Brook NEON | HOPB | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/HOPB
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -72.329526Latitude (degree): 42.471940999999994
Sampling Site: 
Description:The Jones Center At Ichauway NEON | JERC | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/JERC
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -84.468623Latitude (degree): 31.194839
Sampling Site: 
Description:Jornada Experimental Range NEON | JORN | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/JORN
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -106.842542Latitude (degree): 32.590694
Sampling Site: 
Description:Konza Prairie Biological Station NEON | KONZ | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/KONZ
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -96.563075Latitude (degree): 39.100774
Sampling Site: 
Description:Lajas Experimental Station NEON | LAJA | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/LAJA
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -67.07688900000001Latitude (degree): 18.021261
Sampling Site: 
Description:Lenoir Landing NEON | LENO | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/LENO
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -88.161181Latitude (degree): 31.853861
Sampling Site: 
Description:Little Rock Lake NEON | LIRO | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/LIRO
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -89.704767Latitude (degree): 45.998269
Sampling Site: 
Description:McDiffett Creek NEON | MCDI | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/MCDI
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -96.443022Latitude (degree): 38.945861
Sampling Site: 
Description:McRae Creek NEON | MCRA | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/MCRA
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -122.165554Latitude (degree): 44.259598
Sampling Site: 
Description:Mountain Lake Biological Station NEON | MLBS | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/MLBS
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -80.524847Latitude (degree): 37.378314
Sampling Site: 
Description:Moab NEON | MOAB | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/MOAB
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -109.388273Latitude (degree): 38.248283
Sampling Site: 
Description:Niwot Ridge NEON | NIWO | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/NIWO
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -105.58237Latitude (degree): 40.05425
Sampling Site: 
Description:Northern Great Plains Research Laboratory NEON | NOGP | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/NOGP
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -100.91535Latitude (degree): 46.76972
Sampling Site: 
Description:Marvin Klemme Range Research Station NEON | OAES | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/OAES
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -99.058779Latitude (degree): 35.410599
Sampling Site: 
Description:Onaqui NEON | ONAQ | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/ONAQ
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -112.45245200000001Latitude (degree): 40.177599
Sampling Site: 
Description:Oak Ridge NEON | ORNL | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/ORNL
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -84.282588Latitude (degree): 35.964128
Sampling Site: 
Description:Ordway-Swisher Biological Station NEON | OSBS | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/OSBS
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -81.993431Latitude (degree): 29.689282000000002
Sampling Site: 
Description:Pringle Creek NEON | PRIN | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/PRIN
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -97.782312Latitude (degree): 33.378516999999995
Sampling Site: 
Description:Puu Makaala Natural Area Reserve NEON | PUUM | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/PUUM
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -155.31731000000002Latitude (degree): 19.55309
Sampling Site: 
Description:Red Butte Creek NEON | REDB | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/REDB
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -111.79788700000002Latitude (degree): 40.783934
Sampling Site: 
Description:Rocky Mountains NEON | RMNP | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/RMNP
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -105.545955Latitude (degree): 40.275903
Sampling Site: 
Description:Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute NEON | SCBI | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/SCBI
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -78.139494Latitude (degree): 38.892925
Sampling Site: 
Description:Smithsonian Environmental Research Center NEON | SERC | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/SERC
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -76.560014Latitude (degree): 38.890131
Sampling Site: 
Description:San Joaquin Experimental Range NEON | SJER | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/SJER
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.73228Latitude (degree): 37.108779999999996
Sampling Site: 
Description:Soaproot Saddle NEON | SOAP | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/SOAP
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.26218999999999Latitude (degree): 37.03337
Sampling Site: 
Description:Santa Rita Experimental Range NEON | SRER | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/SRER
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -110.83549Latitude (degree): 31.91068
Sampling Site: 
Description:Steigerwaldt-Chequamegon NEON | STEI | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/STEI
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -89.58637Latitude (degree): 45.50894
Sampling Site: 
Description:North Sterling NEON | STER | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/STER
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -103.02929Latitude (degree): 40.461894
Sampling Site: 
Description:Sycamore Creek NEON | SYCA | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/SYCA
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -111.508091Latitude (degree): 33.750993
Sampling Site: 
Description:Talladega National Forest NEON | TALL | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/TALL
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -87.393259Latitude (degree): 32.95047
Sampling Site: 
Description:Lower Teakettle NEON | TEAK | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/TEAK
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -119.00601999999999Latitude (degree): 37.005829999999996
Sampling Site: 
Description:Toolik Field Station NEON | TOOL | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/TOOL
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -149.37046999999998Latitude (degree): 68.66109
Sampling Site: 
Description:KU Field Station NEON | UKFS | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/UKFS
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -95.19215Latitude (degree): 39.040431
Sampling Site: 
Description:University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center NEON | UNDE | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/UNDE
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -89.537254Latitude (degree): 46.233909999999995
Sampling Site: 
Description:West St Louis Creek NEON | WLOU | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/WLOU
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -105.91539499999999Latitude (degree): 39.891366
Sampling Site: 
Description:Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge NEON | WOOD | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/WOOD
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -99.241334Latitude (degree): 47.1282
Sampling Site: 
Description:Wind River Experimental Forest NEON | WREF | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/WREF
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -121.95191000000001Latitude (degree): 45.82049
Sampling Site: 
Description:Yellowstone National Park NEON | YELL | https://www.neonscience.org/field-sites/YELL
Site Coordinates:
Longitude (degree): -110.53913999999999Latitude (degree): 44.95348
Geographic Region:
Description:Caribou-Poker Creeks Research Watershed NEON | BONA | https://www.uaf.edu/uaf/
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  65.24957Southern:  65.11268
Western:  -147.6811Eastern:  -147.3341
Geographic Region:
Description:Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland NEON | CLBJ | https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/texas/about-forest/districts/?cid=fswdev3_008440
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  33.441170269124Southern:  33.2970382643363
Western:  -97.6760653632904Eastern:  -97.5429178666824
Geographic Region:
Description:Central Plains Experimental Range NEON | CPER | https://www.ars.usda.gov/plains-area/fort-collins-co/center-for-agricultural-resources-research/rangeland-resources-systems-research/docs/rrsr/central-plains-experimental-research-location/
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  40.8821597225854Southern:  40.7716903707669
Western:  -104.798121378996Eastern:  -104.669392822475
Geographic Region:
Description:Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest (CHEQ)
Bounding Coordinates:
Northern:  45.5804811747096Southern:  45.4240618497674
Western:  -89.6222211831461Eastern:  -89.3741464482797

Project

Parent Project Information:

Title:Incorporating canopy structural complexity to improve model forecasts of functional effects of forest disturbance
Personnel:
Individual: Brady S. Hardiman
Organization:Purdue University
Position:Associate Professor
Email Address:
hardimanb@purdue.edu
Role:Principle Investigator

Maintenance

Maintenance:
Description:

update based on the availability of NEON AOP LiDAR data

Frequency:
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