Interpreting Burn Severity in Three Dimensions: LiDAR Canopy Height Models Across MTBS Severity Classes in Northern California

Presentation Year

2026

College or Department

College of Natural Resources & Sciences

Short Description of your Research or Creative Project (700 characters or less)

I’m analyzing what satellite-derived burn-severity classes actually represent in terms of forest structure after wildfire. Using the 2021 Monument Fire (Northern California), I combine MTBS burn-severity maps (30 m classes) with post-fire USGS 3DEP LiDAR to measure canopy height and canopy cover. I generate canopy height models and summarize structure within 30 m grid cells across multiple sample plots representing low/unburned, moderate, and high severity. The goal is to quantify how canopy structure differs by severity class and highlight where severity labels and 3D structure don’t fully align.
The Geography Department will be printing my poster.

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Permission to Publish Work

Yes

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geography-environment-spatial-analysis-hall-garrett-201493-3x4.pdf (26.22 KB)

Primary Contact: First Name

Garrett

Primary Contact: Last Name

Hall

Primary Contact: Email

gh143@humboldt.edu

Primary Contact: I am a

Undergraduate Student

Primary Contact: Phone Number

(707) 382-2931

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4'x3'