Use of models in large-area forest surveys: comparing model-assisted, model-based and hybrid estimation

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    摘要 Thispaperfocusesontheuseofmodelsforincreasingtheprecisionofestimatorsinlarge-areaforestsurveys.Itismotivatedbytheincreasingavailabilityofremotelysenseddata,whichfacilitatesthedevelopmentofmodelspredictingthevariablesofinterestinforestsurveys.Wepresent,reviewandcomparethreedifferentestimationframeworkswheremodelsplayacorerole:model-assisted,model-based,andhybridestimation.Thefirsttwoarewellknown,whereasthethirdhasonlyrecentlybeenintroducedinforestsurveys.Hybridinferencemixesdesignbasedandmodel-basedinference,sinceitreliesonaprobabilitysampleofauxiliarydataandamodelpredictingthetargetvariablefromtheauxiliarydata.Wereviewstudiesonlarge-areaforestsurveysbasedonmodel-assisted,modelbased,andhybridestimation,anddiscussadvantagesanddisadvantagesoftheapproaches.Weconcludethatnogeneralrecommendationscanbemadeaboutwhethermodel-assisted,model-based,orhybridestimationshouldbepreferred.Thechoicedependsontheobjectiveofthesurveyandthepossibilitiestoacquireappropriatefieldandremotelysenseddata.Wealsoconcludethatmodellingapproachescanonlybesuccessfullyappliedforestimatingtargetvariablessuchasgrowingstockvolumeorbiomass,whichareadequatelyrelatedtocommonlyavailableremotelysenseddata,andthuspurelyfieldbasedsurveysremainimportantforseveralimportantforestparameters.
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    出版日期 2016年02月12日(中国Betway体育网页登陆平台首次上网日期,不代表论文的发表时间)
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