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=Bibliography= ** Recent PhD and Msc theses ** Fleming, S. (2012) Simulating the uncertainty sensitivity to vertical resolution of airborne lidar for tropical forest biomass estimation, MSc thesis, Univ. London ( [|PDF]). Ireland, L. (2011) Estimating biomass of mountain birch in Fennoscandia using discrete return airborne lidar, MSc thesis, Univ. London ( [|PDF] ). Grundy, B. (2011) A 3D simulation study of the potential of full waveform lidar to detect and quantify tropical forest degradation in Madagascar, MSc thesis, Univ. of London ([|PDF]). Hancock, H. (2010) Understanding the measurements of forests with waveform lidar, PhD thesis, UCL Geography ([|PDF] ).  Calders, K. (2010) Modelling lidar waveforms to solve for canopy properties, MSc thesis, Univ. of London ([|PDF] ).  Kalogirou, V. (2006) Simulation of discrete-return lidar signal from conifer stands for forestry applications, MSc thesis, Univ. of London ([|PDF] ).  Heyder, U. (2005) Vertical Forest Structure from ICESat/GLAS Lidar data, MSc thesis, Univ. of London ([|PDF] ).


 * Journal papers**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,FreeSans,sans-serif;">Widlowski, JL, Pinty, B, M Lopatka, C Atzberger, D Buzica, M Chelle, M. I. Disney, JP Gastellu-Etchegorry, M Gerboles, N Gobron, E Grau, H Huang, A Kallel, H Kobayashi, P Lewis, M Schlerf, J Stuckens, W Qin, D Xie (2013) The 4th Radiation Transfer Model Intercomparison (RAMI-IV): Using ISO standards to evaluate model proficiency, JGR Atmospheres, 118, <span class="pageFirst" style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,'Lucida Grande',Geneva,Verdana,Helvetica,'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">6869 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,'Lucida Grande',Geneva,Verdana,Helvetica,'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px;">– <span class="pageLast" style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,'Lucida Grande',Geneva,Verdana,Helvetica,'Lucida Sans Unicode',sans-serif; font-size: 12px; vertical-align: baseline;">6890 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,FreeSans,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">, doi:10.1002/jgrd.50497 ( <span style="font-family: Arial,FreeSans,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">[|PDF] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,FreeSans,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">) <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,FreeSans,sans-serif;">Calders, K., Lewis, P., Disney, M. I., Verbesselt, J. and Herold, M. (2013) Modelling LiDAR waveforms to solve for canopy properties, Rem. Sens. Environ., 134, 39-49, doi: 10.1016/j.rse.2013.02.018 ( [|PDF] ). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,FreeSans,sans-serif;"> Raumonen, P, Kaasalainen, M, Åkerblom, M, Kaasalainen, S, Kaartinen, H, Vastaranta, M, Holopainen, M, Disney, MI and Lewis, P (2013) Comprehensive Quantitative Tree Models From Terrestrial Laser Scanner Data, Remote Sensing, //5//(2), 491-520; doi: [|10.3390/rs5020491]. [|See the direct link (free access)]. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,FreeSans,sans-serif;">Hancock, S., Lewis, P., Foster, M., Disney, M. I.<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,FreeSans,sans-serif;">, and Muller, J. -P. (2012) Measuring tree height over topography and understory vegetation with dual wavelength lidar: a simulation study, //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,FreeSans,sans-serif;">Agric. For. Meteorol., //161, 123-133, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.agrformet.2012.03.014//<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,FreeSans,sans-serif;"> ( [|PDF] ) //<span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,FreeSans,sans-serif;">. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Disney, M. I., Lewis, P., Gomez-Dans, J., Roy, D., Wooster, M. and Lajas, D. (2011) 3D radiative transfer modelling of fire impacts on a two-layer savanna system, Rem. Sens. Environ., 1 <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,FreeSans,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">15, 1866-1881, DOI: <span class="link-external" style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,FreeSans,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> [|10.1016/j.rse.2011.03.010] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,FreeSans,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;"> ( <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #427597; font-family: Arial,FreeSans,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5; text-decoration: none;">[|PDF] <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Arial,FreeSans,sans-serif; line-height: 1.5;">). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Disney, M. I., Kalogirou, V., Lewis, P. E., Prieto-Blanco, A., Hancock, S. and Pfeifer, M. (2010) Simulating the impact of discrete-return lidar system and survey characteristics over 2 young conifer and broadleaf forests, Remote Sensing Environment, 114, 1546-1560, doi:10.1016/j.rse.2010.02.009 (<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|PDF] ). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> M. Disney, P. Lewis M. Bouvet, Prieto-Blanco, A. and Hancock, S. (2009) Quantifying surface reflectivity for spaceborne lidar via two independent methods, IEEE Trans. Geosci. Rem. Sens., 47(10), 3262-3271, doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2009.2019268 (<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|PDF] ). <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> J.-L. Widlowski, M. Robustelli, M. Disney, J.-P. Gastellu-Etchegorry, T. Lavergne, P. Lewis, P. R. J. North, B. Pinty, R. Thompson, M. M. Verstraete, (2008) The RAMI On-line model checker (ROMC): A web-based benchmarking facility for canopy reflectance models, Remote Sensing of Environment, 112(3), 1144-1150. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> J-L. Widlowski, M. Taberner, B. Pinty, V. Bruniquel-Pinel, M. Disney, R. Fernandes, J-P. Gastellu-Etchegorry, N. Gobron, A. Kuusk, T. Lavergne, S. Leblanc, P. E. Lewis, E. Martin, M. Mottus, P. R. J. North, W. Qin, M. Robustelli, N. Rochdi, R. Ruiloba, C. Soler, R. Thompson, W. Verhoef, M. M. Verstraete, D. Xie, (2007), <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|The third RAdiation transfer Model Intercomparison (RAMI) exercise: Documenting progress in canopy reflectance models], Journal of Geophysical Research, 112, D09111, doi:10.1029/2006JD007821. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">M. Disney,P. Lewis, P. Saich (2006) 3D modelling of forest canopy structure for remote sensing simulations in the optical and microwave domains, Remote Sensing of Environment, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Rem. Sens. Environ., 100(1), 114-132]. (doi:10.1016/j.rse.2005.10.003, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|PDF] ) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Pinty, B.; Widlowski, J.-L.; Taberner, M.; Gobron, N.; Verstraete, M. M.; Disney, M.; Gascon, F.; Gastellu, J.-P.; Jiang, L.; Kuusk, A.; Lewis, P.; Li, X.; Ni-Meister, W.; Nilson, T.; North, P.; Qin, W.; Su, L.; Tang, S.; Thompson, R.; Verhoef, W.; Wang, H.; Wang, J.; Yan, G.; Zang, H. (2004) Radiation Transfer Model Intercomparison (RAMI) exercise: Results from the second phase//J. Geophys. Res//., Vol. 109, No. D6, D06210 10.1029/2003JD004252 25 March 2004(<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|PDF] ) [Google Scholar: cited by 5] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">M. I. Disney,P. Lewis, and P. North (2000)<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Monte Carlo ray tracing in optical canopy reflectance modelling.] //Remote Sensing Reviews,//18:163-196.[Google Scholar: cited by 13] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">P. Lewis, (1999)<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|The Botanical Plant Modelling System] .Agronomie: Agriculture and Environment Vol.19, No.3-4, pp.185-210 [Google Scholar: cited by 22 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">A.J. McDonald, F. Gemmel, and P. Lewis, (1998)Investigation of the utility of spectral vegetation indices for determining information on coniferous forests.//Remote Sensing of Environmen//t 66(3), 250-272.[Google Scholar: cited by 23] <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">S. Liang,P. Lewis, R. Dubayah, W. Qin, and D. Shirey (1997)Topographic Effects on Surface Bidirectional Reflectance Scaling,//Journal of Remote Sensing//Vol. 1 (ISSN 1007-4619) 82-93. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">P. Lewis, M. I. Disney, M. Barnsley, J. -P. Muller (1999) Estimating Land Surface Albedo in the HAPEX-Sahel Southern Super-Site: Inversion of Two BRDF Models against Multiple Angle ASAS Images. //Journal of Hydrology.// 188-189, pp. 749-778[Google Scholar: cited by 6 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">D.W. Burgess,P. Lewis and J-P. Muller (1995),Topographic Effects in AVHRR NDVI Data.//Remote Sens. Environ//, 54, 223-232.[Google Scholar: cited by 11]

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: normal;">** Conference papers and reports ** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">P. Saich, P. Lewis, M. Disney, P. van Oevelen, I. Woodhouse, B. Andrieu, C. Fournier & S. Ljutovac (2003), Development of Architectural Vegetation Growth Models for Remote Sensing Applications", ESA Report contract 14940. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Final report of ESA project "Estimating surface lidar reflectivity for A-SCOPE", M. I. Disney and P. Lewis, ESA RFQ/3-12259/07/NL/JA. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">Disney, M. I., Lewis, P. and Bouvet, M. (2008) Quantifying surface reflectivity for spaceborne lidar missions, in proc. IGARSS'08, 5-11 July, Boston, USA, 2008. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">S. Hancock, Disney, M. I., P. Lewis, J.-P. Muller (2008) Exploring the measurement of forests with full waveform lidar through Monte-Carlo ray tracing, in proc. IGARSS'08, 5-11 July, Boston, USA, 2008. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">Hancock, S., Lewis, P., Disney, M. I., Foster, M. and Muller, J. -P. (2008) Assessing the accuracy of forest height estimation with long pulse waveform lidar through Monte-Carlo ray tracing, in proc. SilviLaser 8th International Conference on LIDAR applications, 17-19 September, Edinburgh. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Disney, M. I. and Lewis, P. (2007) Spectral invariant behaviour of a complex 3D forest canopy, in proc. 10th ISPMSRS meeting, Davos, Switzerland, 12-14 March 2007. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">Pfeifer, M., Disney, M. I. and Lewis, P. (2007) Simulating gap fraction of complex forest scenes, in proc. 10th ISPMSRS meeting, Davos, Switzerland, 12-14 March 2007. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lewis, P. and Disney, M. I. (2007) Modelling Canopy reflectance with spectral invariants, in proc. 10th ISPMSRS meeting, Davos, Switzerland, 12-14 March 2007. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">Hancock, S., Lewis, P., Muller, J. P and Disney, M. I. (2007) Using Monte Carlo ray tracing to investigate the measurement of forest parameters with the Echidna laser scanner, in proc. 10th ISPMSRS meeting, Davos, Switzerland, 12-14 March 2007. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">P. Lewis, J. Hillier, J. Watt, B. Andrieu, C. Fournier, P. Saich, M. Disney, (2005) 3D dynamic vegetation modelling of wheat for remote sensing simulation and inversion, Proc. 9th Intl. Symp. on Physical Measurements and Signatures in Remote Sensing, Beijing, China, 17-19 Oct 2005 144-146 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">M. Disney, P. Lewis, T. Quaife, C. Nichol, (2005) A spectral invariant approach to modelling canopy and leaf scattering, Proc. 9th Intl. Symp. on Physical Measurements and Signatures in Remote Sensing, Beijing, China, 17-19 Oct 2005 318-320 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lewis et al. 3D plant modelling for remote sensing simulation, Workshop on 3D modelling in EO, Avignon, France, March 2004 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">M. Disney, P. Lewis and P. Saich (2004) 3D modelling of forest canopy structure for remote sensing simulation and parameter estimation, in proc. 4th International Workshop on Functional-Structural Plant Models, CIRAD, Montpellier, June 7-11, 2004, p 282. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">P.Lewis, P.Saich, M. Disney, B. Andrieu, C. Fournier, T. Macklin and J. Bodley (2004) Calibration of an L-system model of winter wheat for remote sensing modelling and inversion, in proc. 4th International Workshop on Functional-Structural Plant Models, CIRAD, Montpellier, June 7-11, 2004, pp 257-261. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">P. Lewis, P. Saich, J. Hillier, M. Disney. B. Andrieu, C. Fournier, (2004),Estimation of Wheat Biophysical Parameters by Inverting Remote Sensing Data using 3D Models of Plant Dynamics at Optical and Microwave Wavelengths, plant modelling workshop, Halle, germany, Feb. 2004 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">P. Lewis, P. Saich, M. Disney, B. Andrieu, C. Fournier, (2003)<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Modelling the radiometric response of a dynamic, 3D structural model of wheat in the optical and microwave domains.] Proc. IEEE Geosci. and Rem. Sens. Symp. IGARSS'03 (Toulouse) Volume 6, 21-25 July 2003 Page(s):3543 - 3545 vol.6 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">M. Disney, P. Saich P. Lewis,<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Modelling the radiometric response of a dynamic, 3D structural model of Scots Pine in the optical and microwave domains]. Proc. IEEE Geosci. and Rem. Sens. Symp. IGARSS'03 (Toulouse) Volume 6, 21-25 July 2003 Page(s):3537 - 3539 vol.6 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">P. Saich, P. Lewis, M. Disney (2003)<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Biophysical parameter retrieval from forest and crop canopies in the optical and microwave domains using 3D models of canopy structure]. Proc. IEEE Geosci. and Rem. Sens. Symp. IGARSS'03 (Toulouse) Volume 6, 21-25 July 2003 Page(s):3546 - 3548 vol.6 <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">P. Saich, P. Lewis, M. Disney and G. Thackrah, 2001. Comparison of Hymap/E-SAR data with models for optical reflectance and microwave scattering from vegetation canopies, in proc. Third International Workshop on Retrieval of Bio-and Geo-Physical Parameters from SAR data for Land Applications, Sheffield, September 2001. P. Lewis(1999) The Botanical Plant Modelling System: a model for remote sensing simulation studies. XVI International Botanical Congress, 1-7 August 1999. Saint Louis, Missouri, USA P. Lewis and M. Disney (1999) Application of the Botanical Plant Modelling System (BPMS) to the analysis of spatial information in remotely sensed imagery, in proceedings of 25th Annual Remote Sensing Society Conference , 7-10th September 1999, Cardiff, UK. 507-514. P. Lewis and M. Disney, (1998)<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[| The Botanical Plant Modelling System (BPMS): a case study of multiple scattering in a barley canopy]. IGARSS'98, Seattle, USA Volume 3, 6-10 July 1998 Page(s):1481 - 1483 vol.3 M. Disney and P. Lewis. (1998)<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|An investigation of how linear BRDF models deal with the complex scattering processes encountered in a real canopy], Proc. IGARSS '98, Jul. 6th-10th, Seattle, USA. Volume 3, 6-10 July 1998 Page(s):1231 - 1233 vol.3 M. Disney, P. Lewis. , Knott, R., Hobson, Evans-Jones, K. and Barnsley, M. J. (1998)<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Validation of a manual measurement method for deriving 3D canopy structure using the bpms], Proc. IGARSS '98, Jul. 6th-10th, Seattle, USA. Volume 3, 6-10 July 1998 Page(s):1249 - 1251 vol.3 N. Akkal, P. Boissard, C. Chabanet, M.H. Jeuffroy, P. Lewis, and J.M. Meynard(1997), Nitrogen fertilization management in winter wheat based on early estimate of the cover fraction. 1st European Conf. on Precision Agriculture, Warwick University (U.K.), 7-10 Sept. 97, Vol 1. 405-412, BIOS Scientific Publishers P. Lewis and P. Boissard, (1997), The use of 3D plant modelling and measurement in remote sensing, 7th International Symposium Physical Measurements and Signatures in Remote Sensing, Courchevel, France, April 7-11, 1997. Vol. 1. pp 319-326. (ISBN 90 5410 9173) P. Boissard, P. Valery, N. Akkal, J. Helbert, and P. Lewis (1997), Paremetrisation d'un modele architectural de ble au cours du tallage. Estimation des parametres de structure par photogrammetrie. Actes du Seminaire sur la Modelisation ArchitecturaleINRA Paris, 10-12 Mars 1997, 213-222 P. Lewis (1997), The Botanical Plant Modelling System (B.P.M.S.). Actes du Seminaire sur la Modelisation ArchitecturaleINRA Paris, 10-12 Mars 1997, 45-54 P. Lewis and M. Disney, (1997), Examining BRDF model operation with the botanical plant modelling system, Proc. Remote Sensing Society Conference, Reading, 1997. pp. 298-303. P. Boissard, N. Akkal, P. Lewis, (1996), 3D Plant Modelling in Agronomy. Association of Applied Biologists: Modelling in Applied Biology: Spatial Aspects, 24/27 June 1996, Brunel, U.K. P. Boissard, N. Akkal, P. Lewis, P. Valery, and J-M Meynard, (1995), Linking a 3D Plant Model Database of Crop Structure to Models of Canopy Development. Int. Colloq. Photosynthesis and Remote Sensing, 28-31 Aug. 1995, Montpellier, Fr. P. Lewis and P. Boissard, (1995), A Botanical Plant Modelling System: a Model for Deriving and Describing Plant Form and Simulating the Canopy Shortwave Radiation Regime. Invited Paper (abstract only in proc.) RSS Meeting: "The Interaction of Vegetation Canopies with Radiation", Sheffield CEOS, May 24, 1995. D.W. Burgess and P. Lewis, (1994), The Topographic Effect on NDVI Measurements Derived from AVHRR Data, 7th Australaisian Remote Sensing Conference, 1-4 March 1994, Melbourne, Australia, 189-196. P. Lewis and J-P. Muller, (1992), The Advanced RAdiometric RAy Tracer: ARARAT for Plant Canopy Reflectance Simulation, International Arch. Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing, XXIX, Comm. VII(B7), 26-34. P. Lewis, J-P. Muller and K. Morris, (1991),<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Quality Assessment of a Botanical Plant Modelling System for Remote Sensing Simulation Studies], Proc. IGARSS'91, Espoo, Finland, June 3-6th, 1917-1920. P. Lewis and J-P. Muller, (1990),<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; padding-right: 10px;">[|Botanical Plant Modelling for Remote Sensing Simualtion Studies] , Proc IGARSS'90, Washington D.C., USA, 1739-1782.