Short summary
- In Brief: The purpose of this Use Case is to investigate the potential of new forest data sources in Forest DTC. Such data are not yet available but may improve forest mapping and modelling within a decade, for example by combining drone measurements with EO imagery. Moreover, parameterization is a key aspect of this Use Case, as the data will also be used to improve the parameterization of the forest modelling system in Forest DTC.
- Core Users: ICOS, FLUXCOM and StrucNet.
- Forest type: Deciduous broadleaf forests.
- Study area: Primary focus on the ICOS forest station Hohes Holz, with additional consideration of the ICOS sites Las Majadas de Tiétar (holm oak savannah) and Sodankylä (Scots pine forest).
- Special focus: Exploring methods to enhance forest structure representation and reduce uncertainties in modelling, and how advanced 3D sensing can support parameterization and validation of a digital twin.
Prototype demonstration in multiple eddy covariance sites
Exploration of model sensitivity to various input sources
Investigation of how 3D sensing technologies support parameterization and validation in Digital Twin frameworks
Study site description
A selection of European ICOS forest stations is used as study sites due to their continuous eddy covariance measurements and the availability of complementary datasets, including climate variables, routine field inventories, and terrestrial laser scanning (TLS) and/or UAV‑based laser scanning data.
Our primary study site for the Science Use Case is the Hohes Holz ICOS station in Germany. We also expect to work with data from the Las Majadas de Tiétar ICOS site in Spain.
