Publications

Report
Hopkinson C, Ballard N, Chasmer C, Parson R. Alberta Airborne LiDAR stakeholder Forum & Questionnaire Report. Lethbridge: University of Lethbridge; 2013 pp. 55. ul_2013_lidar_forum_questionnaire_report_0.pdf
Hopkinson C. Canadian boreal forest LiDAR transect sampling flights; research data collection & processing. Victoria, BC, Canada: Canadian Forest Service; 2011 pp. 28pp. hopkinson_c_clear_boreal_forest_sampling_report_2010.pdf
Hopkinson C, Collins T. Alberta front ranges lidar snow depth assessment: Final report. Calgary, Alberta: Sustainable Resources Development, Governmemt of Alberta; 2009 pp. 62. lidar_snowpack_proof_of_concept_final_report.pdf
Hopkinson C. A Report on The Maritime Water Resources Symposium: Watershed Health, Planning and Management. Halifax, Nova Scotia: Canadian water Resources Association, Nova Scotia Branch; 2008 pp. 19pp. cwra_maritime_symposium_report.pdf
Hopkinson C, Fox A. IP3 LiDAR collaborative research data report. Saskatoon, SK, Canada: Centre for Hydrology, University of Saskatchewan; 2008 pp. 23pp. hopkinson_c_clear_ip3_survey_report_2008.pdf
Hopkinson C. Place Glacier Terrain Modeling and 3D Laser Imaging. Prepared for the National Glaciology Program of the Geological Survey of Canada. Ottawa, Canada: Natural Resources Canada; 2004 pp. 22 pp + files on CD. hopkinson_gsc_place_glacier_tls_report_tsd051603x.pdf
Hopkinson C. Evaluating the use of Optech’s ILRIS-3D LASER imaging system for forest metric assessment in a managed pine plantation and an unmanaged mixed deciduous stand. Kingston, Ontario, Canada: Queen’s University; 2002 pp. 58pp. hopkinson_vivian_forest_ilris_poc.pdf
Journal Article
Hopkinson C, Lovell, Chasmer, Jupp, Kljun, van Gorsel. Integrating terrestrial and airborne lidar to calibrate a 3D canopy model of effective leaf area index. Remote Sensing of Environment [Internet]. 2013;136:301-314. Publisher's Version
Boyd D, Hill R, Hopkinson C, Baker T. Landscape-scale forest disturbance regimes in southern Peruvian Amazonia. Ecological Applications [Internet]. 2013. Publisher's Version
Hopkinson C, Chasmer, Colville, Fournier, Hall, Luther, Milne, Petrone, St-Onge. Moving towards consistent ALS monitoring of forest attributes across Canada; the ‘C-CLEAR’ approach. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing [Internet]. 2013;79:159-173. Publisher's Version
van Gorsel E, Berni, Briggs, Cabello-Leblic, Chasmer, Cleugh, Hacker, Hantson, Haverd, Hopkinson, et al. Primary and secondary effects of climate variability on carbon and water exchange in an evergreen Eucalyptus forest. Agriculture & Forest Meteorology. 2013.
Goulden T, Hopkinson C, Demuth M. Sensitivity of alpine glacial change detection and mass balance to sampling and datum inconsistencies. The Cryosphere Discussions [Internet]. 2013;7:55-101. Publisher's Version
Goulden T, Hopkinson C, Jamieson R, Sterling S. Sensitivity of watershed attributes to spatial resolution and interpolation method of LiDAR DEMs in three distinct landscapes. Water Resources Research. 2013.
Grünewald, Stötter, Pomeroy, Dadic, Moreno, Baños, Marturià, Spross, Hopkinson, Burlando, et al. Statistical modeling of the snow depth distribution in open alpine terrain. Hydrology & earth System Science [Internet]. 2013;17:3005-3021. Publisher's Version
Wulder M, White, Bater, Coops, Hopkinson, Chen. Lidar plots-a new large-area data collection option: context, concepts, and case study. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing [Internet]. 2012;38:600-618. Publisher's Version
Hopkinson C, Collins, Anderson, Spooner, Pomeroy. Spatial snow depth assessment using lidar transect samples and Public GIS data layers in the Elbow Creek Watershed, Alberta. Canadian Water Resources Journal [Internet]. 2012;37:69-87. Publisher's Version
LOS S, Rosette, Kljun, North, Suarez, Hopkinson, Hill, Chasmer, van Gorsel, Mahoney, et al. Vegetation height products between 60o S and 60o N from ICESat and GLAS data. Geoscientific Model Development [Internet]. 2012;5:413-432. Publisher's Version
Chasmer L, Kljun, Hopkinson, Brown, Milne, Giroux, Barr, Devito, Creed, Petrone. Characterizing vegetation structural and topographic characteristics sampled by eddy covariance within two mature aspen stands using lidar and a flux footprint model: Scaling to MODIS. Journal of Geophysical Research – Biogeosciences [Internet]. 2011;116. Publisher's Version
Garroway K, Hopkinson C, Jamieson R. Investigating the influence of surface moisture and vegetation cover on airborne lidar intensity data. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing [Internet]. 2011;37:275-284. Publisher's Version document.pdf
Hopkinson C, Crasto, Marsh, Forbes, Lesack. Investigating the spatial distribution of water levels in the Mackenzie Delta using airborne lidar. Hydrological Processes [Internet]. 2011;25:2995-3011. Publisher's Version hyp_hopkinson_md_water_levels_2011.pdf
Foy N, Copland, Zdanowicz, Demuth, Hopkinson. Recent volume area changes of the Kuskawulsh Glacier, Yukon Territory, Canada. Journal of Glaciology [Internet]. 2011;57:515-525. Publisher's Version
Hill R, Boyd D, Hopkinson C. Relationship between canopy height and Landsat ETM+ response in lowland Amazonian rainforest. Remote Sensing Letters [Internet]. 2011;2:203-212. Publisher's Version
Chasmer L, Quinton, Hopkinson C, Petrone, Whittington. Vegetation canopy and radiation controls on permafrost plateau evolution within the discontinuous permafrost zone, Northwest Territories, Canada. Permafrost and Periglacial Processes [Internet]. 2011;22:199-213. Publisher's Version
Goulden T, Hopkinson C. The effect of the deflection of the vertical on lidar observations. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing [Internet]. 2010;36:365-375. Publisher's Version hyp_hopkinson_md_water_levels_2011.pdf
Goulden T, Hopkinson C. The forward propagation of integrated system component errors within airborne lidar data. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. 2010;76:598-601. cjrs_goulden_and_hopkinson_2010.pdf
Hopkinson C, Chasmer, Munro, Demuth. The influence of DEM resolution on simulated solar radiation-induced glacier melt. Hydrological Processes [Internet]. 2010;24:775-788. Publisher's Version
Hopkinson C, Barlow, Demuth, Pomeroy. Mapping changing temperature patterns over a glacial moraine using oblique thermal imagery and lidar. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing [Internet]. 2010;36:257-265. Publisher's Version hopkinson_lidar_thermal_moraine_cjrs_2010_special_issue_vol36_s2_pp257_265.pdf
Chasmer L, Hopkinson C, Quinton W. Quantifying errors in historical permafrost plateau change in the Canadian sub Arctic from aerial photography and airborne lidar from 1947 to 2008. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing [Internet]. 2010;36:211-223. Publisher's Version
Hilker T, Hall, Coops, Lyapustin, Wang, Grant, Nesic, Black, Kljun, Chasmer, et al. Remote sensing of photosynthetic light use efficiency across two forested biomes: Spatial scaling. Remote Sensing of Environment. 2010;114:2863-2874.
Hopkinson C, Hayashi M, Peddle D. Comparing alpine watershed attributes from lidar, Photogrammetric, and Contour-based Digital Elevation Models. Hydrological Processes. 2009;23:451-463. hopkinson_lidar_alpinedem_comparison_final_hp_2009_23_451_463.pdf
Brideau M, Stead, Lipovsky, Jaboyedoff, Hopkinson, Demuth, Barlow, Evans, Delaney. Prelimary description and slope stability analyses of the 2008 Little Salmon Lake and 2007 Mt. Steele landslides, Yukon. Yukon Exploration and Geology [Internet]. 2009;34:119-134. Publisher's Version
Chasmer L, Barr, Hopkinson, McCaughey, Treitz, Black, Shashkov. Scaling and assessment of GPP from MODIS using a combination of airborne lidar and eddy covariance measurements over jack pine forests. Remote Sensing of Environment [Internet]. 2009;113:82-93. Publisher's Version
Hopkinson C, Chasmer L. Testing lidar models of fractional cover across multiple forest ecozones. Remote Sensing of Environment. 2009;113:275-288. hopkinson_chasmer_fcov_rse_113_275_288.pdf
Lim K, Hopkinson C, Treitz P. Examining the effects of sampling point densities on laser canopy height and density metrics at the forest plot level. Forestry Chronicle. 2008;84:876-885. lim_hopkinson_treitz06-2008-090.pdf
Chasmer L, Kljun N, Barr A, Black A, Hopkinson C, McCaughey H, Treitz P. Influences of vegetation structure and elevation on CO2 uptake in a mature jack pine forest in Saskatchewan, Canada. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 2008;38:2746-2761. chasmer_cjfr_footprint_08-121.pdf
Lipovsky P, Evans, Clague, Hopkinson, Couture, Bobrowsky, Ekström, Demuth, Delaney, Roberts, et al. The July 2007 rock and ice avalanches at Mount Steele, St. Elias Mountains, Yukon, Canada. Landslides. 2008;5:445-455. lipovsky_etal_2008_landslides_mt_steele.pdf
Chasmer L, Hopkinson C, Treitz P, McCaughey H, Barr A, Black A. A lidar-based hierarchical approach for assessing MODIS fPAR. Remote Sensing of Environment. 2008;112:4344-4357. chasmer_etal_rse2008-a.pdf
Demuth MN, Pinard V, Pientroniro A, Luckman B, Hopkinson C, Dornes P, Comeau L. Recent and past-century variations in the glacier resources of the Canadian Rocky Mountains – Nelson River system. Terra Glacialis. 2008;11:27-52. demuthetal_tg11.pdf
Hopkinson C, Chasmer, Hall. The uncertainty in conifer plantation growth prediction from multitemporal lidar datasets. Remote Sensing of Environment. 2008;112. hopkinson_et_al_2008_lidar_conifer_growth_rse_v112_3_pp1168_1180.pdf
Hopkinson C. The influence of flying altitude and beam divergence on canopy penetration and laser pulse return distribution characteristics. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 2007;33:312-324. hopkinson_cjrs_33_4_312_324_lidar_config_intensity_canopy.pdf
Goodale R, Hopkinson C, Colville D, Amirault D. Mapping Piping Plover habitat in coastal areas using airborne lidar data. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 2007;33:312-324. goodale_et_al_2007_cjrs_v33_6_pp519_533.pdf
Hopkinson C, Popescu, Flood, Maher. A survey on the need for lidar training. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. 2007;73:537-546. hopkinson_et_al_pers_may_2007_lidar_training_paper.pdf
Hopkinson C, Chasmer L. Using discrete laser pulse return intensity to model canopy transmittance. Photogrammetric Journal of Finland. 2007;20:16-26. hopkinson_chasmer_pjf_lidar_transmittance.pdf
Chasmer L, Hopkinson C, Smith B, Treitz P. Examining the influence of changing laser pulse repetition frequencies on conifer forest canopy returns. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. 2006;72:1359-1367. chasmer_et_al_2006_dec_pers_1359-1367.pdf
Chasmer L, Hopkinson C, Treitz P. Investigating laser pulse penetration through a conifer canopy by integrating airborne and terrestrial lidar. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 2006;32:116-125. chasmer_etal_cjrs06.pdf
Hopkinson C, Chasmer, Lim, Treitz, Creed. Towards a universal lidar canopy height indicator. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 2006;32:139-153. hopkinson_et_al_cjrs_vol_32_n2_p139-152_2006_universal_canopy_height.pdf
Hopkinson C, Demuth MN. Using airborne lidar to assess the influence of glacier downwasting to water resources in the Canadian Rocky Mountains. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 2006;32:212-222. hopkinsondemuth_peyto_glacier_melt_cjrs_journal_wolfville_symposium.pdf
Hopkinson C, Chasmer, Zsigovics, Creed, Sitar, Kalbfleisch, Treitz. Vegetation class dependent errors in lidar ground elevation and canopy height estimates in a Boreal wetland environment. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 2005;31:191-206. hopkinson_et_al_cjrs_vol_31_n2_p191_206_2005_utikuma.pdf
Hopkinson C, Chasmer, Young-Pow, Treitz. Assessing plot-level forest metrics with a ground-based scanning lidar. Canadian Journal of Forest Research. 2004;34:573-583. hopkinson_gbl_cjfr_04.pdf
Hopkinson C, Sitar, Chasmer, Treitz. Mapping snowpack depth beneath forest canopies using airborne lidar. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing. 2004;70:323-330. pers_hopkinson_et_al_2004_mar_323-330.pdf
Töyrä J, Pietroniro A, Hopkinson C, Kalbfleisch W. Assessment of airborne scanning laser altimetry (lidar) in a deltaic wetland environment. Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing. 2003;29:718-729. toyra_et_al_2003_wetland_lidar.pdf
Hopkinson C, Young GJ. The effect of glacier wastage on the flow of the bow river. Hydrological Processes. 1998;12:1745-1763. hp98_hopkinson_young_glacier_wastage.pdf
Hopkinson C, and others 11. An integrated approach to the planning and management of an urban wetland. Canadian Water Resources Journal. 1997;22:45-56. cwrj2201045.pdf
Conference Proceedings
Goulden T, Hopkinson C, Demuth M. Sensitivity of Glacial Change Detection on Bridge Glacier to Horizontal Datum Transformations. Proceedings of the Remote Sensing Hydrology symposium, September 2010. 2012. tristangoulden193.pdf
Goulden T, Hopkinson C, Jamieson R. Sensitivity of topographic slope and modeled watershed soil loss to DEM resolution. Proceedings of the Remote Sensing Hydrology symposium, September 2010. 2012. goulden_etal_iahs2010_final_192.pdf
Hopkinson C, Chasmer, Kljun, van Gorsel, McCaughey, Barr, Black. ALS monitoring of changes in forest biomass carbon storage. Proceedings of the Silvilaser Conference, September 16-19, 2012. 2012:unpaginated USB. sl12_hopkinson_carbon_mass_balance_proceeding.pdf
Huh K, Mark B, Hopkinson C. Changes of topographic context of the Yanamarey glacier in the Tropical Peruvian Andes. Proceedings of the Remote Sensing Hydrology symposium, September 2010. 2012. rhs2010_kihuh.pdf
Crasto N, Hopkinson, Marsh, Forbes, Spooner. Delineation of lakes and channels in the Mackenzie Delta, NWT using airborne lidar. Proceedings of the Remote Sensing Hydrology symposium, September 2010. 2012. crasto_et_al_iahs2010_final_152.pdf
Hopkinson C, Demuth M, Sitar M. Hydrological implications of periglacial expansion in the Peyto Glacier catchment, Canadian Rockies. Proceedings of the Remote Sensing Hydrology symposium, September 2010. 2012. hopkinson_etal_iahs2010_final_095.pdf
Milne T, Monette, Luther, Fournier, Hopkinson, Bowers. Lidar Processing Software In Support Of The Newfoundland Fibre Inventory Project. 33rd Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, June 11-14, 2012 [Internet]. 2012:unpaginated USB. Publisher's Version crss2012_nfip_milne_et_al.pdf
Hopkinson C, Pomeroy, DeBeer, Ellis, Anderson. Relationships between snowpack depth and primary lidar point cloud derivatives in a mountainous environment. Proceedings of the Remote Sensing Hydrology symposium, September 2010. 2012. hopkinson_etal_iahs2010_final_200.pdf
Chasmer L, Petrone, Brown, Hopkinson, Mendoza, Diiwu, Quinton, Devito. Sensitivity of modelled evapotranspiration to canopy characteristics within the Western Boreal Plain, Alberta. Proceedings of the Remote Sensing Hydrology symposium, September 2010. 2012. chasmer_etal_iahs2010_final_226.pdf
Hopkinson C, Wulder, Coops, Milne, Fox, Bater. Airborne lidar sampling of the Canadian boreal forest: Planning, execution & initial processing. Proceedings of the SilviLaser 2011 Conference, Oct. 16-20. 2011:unpaginated USB. hopkinson_silvilaser_2011_canada_boreal_lidar.pdf
Lovell J, Jupp, van Gorsel, Berni, Hopkinson, Chasmer. Foliage profiles from ground based waveform and discrete point lidar. Proceedings of the SilviLaser 2011 Conference, Oct. 16-20. 2011:unpaginated USB. lovell_folprof_silvilaser.pdf
Chasmer L, Hopkinson, Petrone R, Quniton W. Fusion of airborne lidar and WorldView-2 MS data for classification of depth to permafrost within Canada’s sub-Arctic. Proceedings of the SilviLaser 2011 Conference, Oct. 16-20. 2011:unpaginated USB. lovell_folprof_silvilaser.pdf
Boyd D, Hill R, Baker T, Hopkinson C. Gap Size Frequency Distributions for Peruvian Amazonian Rainforests Determined by Airborne Laser Scanning: Implications for Biodiversity and Carbon Accounting. Remote Sensing Photogrammetry mtg, September 2011. 2011:unpaginated USB.
Bater C, Wulder, Coops, Hopkinson, Coggins, Arsenault, Beaudoin, Guindon, Hall, Villemaire, et al. Model development for the estimation of aboveground biomass using a lidar-based sample of Canada’s boreal forest. Proceedings of the SilviLaser 2011 Conference, Oct. 16-20. 2011:unpaginated USB. bater_et_al_silvilaser2011.pdf
Morrison H, Hopkinson, Wulder. Optimal lidar gridding parameterization for effective leaf area estimation in the boreal forest Yukon Territory, Canada. Proceedings of the SilviLaser 2011 Conference, Oct. 16-20. 2011:unpaginated USB. morrison_silvilaser_yukon_final.pdf
Hopkinson C, Colville, Bourdeau, Monette, Maher. Scaling plot to stand-level lidar to public GIS data in a hierarchical approach to map the biomass of Nova Scotia. Proceedings of the SilviLaser 2011 Conference, Oct. 16-20. 2011:unpaginated USB. hopkinson_silvilaser_2011_biomass.pdf
Berni, Kljun, van Gorsel, Haverd, Leuning, Ceabello-Leblic, Held, Hopkinson, Chasmer. spatial distribution of biophysical parameters derived from hyperspectral and lidar remote sensing. Improving the constraints in land surface modelling. 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment. April 10-15. 2011:unpaginated USB.
Fox A, Hopkinson C, Chasmer L, Wile A. Stability of lidar-derived raster canopy attributes with changing pulse repetition frequency. Proceedings of the SilviLaser 2011 Conference, Oct. 16-20. 2011:unpaginated USB. fox_etal_silvilaser.pdf
van Gorsel, Kljun, Leuning, Berni, Cabello-Leblic, Held, Haverd, Hopkinson, Chasmer, Youngentob. Use of high resolution lidar and hyperspectral data to evaluate the sensitivity of net ecosystem exchange to stand structural and plant chemical properties. 34th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment. April 10-15. 2011:unpaginated USB.
Morrison H, Hopkinson, Chasmer, Kljun. Using a GIS approach to optimize effective leaf area index by Canadian boreal forest species using airborne lidar. Proceedings of the SilviLaser 2011 Conference, Oct. 16-20. 2011:unpaginated USB. morrison_silvilaser_berms_final.pdf
Hopkinson C, Maher R. Meeting LiDAR industry and end-user needs: best practice guidelines, skills training and efficient project design. International LiDAR Mapping Forum. 2009:unpaginated USB. hopkinson_ilmf_2009_proceedings.pdf
Whalen D, Forbes, Hopkinson, Lavergne, Manson, Marsh, Solomon. Topographic LiDAR – providing a new perspective in the Mackenzie Delta. 30th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing. 2009:unpaginated CDROM. whalen_etal_csrs_lethbridge2009.pdf
Marsh P, Lesack, Hicks, Roberts, Hopkinson, Solomon, Forbes, Russell, Haywood. Hydrology of the Mackenzie Delta: off-channel water storage. 17th International Northern Research Basins Symposium and Workshop, August 12 to 18, 2009 [Internet]. 2009:10pp. Publisher's Version
Beasy C, Hopkinson C, Webster T. Classification of nearshore materials on the Bay of Fundy coast. 26th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing. 2005:unpaginated CDROM. beasy_etal_crss_202005.pdf
Maher R, Hopkinson C. From mission to data integration: developing a new LiDAR curriculum at the Applied Geomatics Research Group, Nova Scotia. 70th ASPRS Annual Conference. 2004:unpaginated CDROM. asprs_paper_agrg_lidar_curriculum.pdf
Hopkinson C, Demuth M, Sitar M, Chasmer L. Applications of lidar mapping in a glacierised mountainous terrain. Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, July 9-14, 2001. 2001:unpaginated CDROM. igarss_2001_wapta.pdf
Hopkinson C, English M. Spatio-temporal Variations of d18O Isotope Signatures of Hydrological Components within a Glacierised Mountainous Basin. Proceedings of the 58th Eastern Snow Conference. May 14-18, 2001. 2001. hopkinson_esc_proc_isotopes_bow_river_basin_2001.pdf
Hopkinson C, Lowe A, Zawadzki A, English M. Using Oxygen Isotope Tracers to Evaluate and Optimize Flow Components Generated by the UBC Watershed Model in a Mountainous Basin. Proceedings of the 58th Eastern Snow Conference. May 14-18, 2001. 2001. hopkinson_esc_ubc_isotope_model_2001.pdf
Hopkinson C. The net volumetric loss of glacier cover within the Bow Valley above Banff, Alberta, 1951 - 1993. Proceedings of the joint eastern & western snow conferences, May 1997. 1997:Vol 54: 270-278. esc_97_glacier_loss_bow_river.pdf
Book Chapter
Heidemann, Stoker, Brown, Olsen, Singh, Williams, Chin, Karlin, McClung, Janke, et al. LiDAR applications. In: Manual of airborne topographic LiDAR. Bethesda, MD, USA: American Society of Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing; 2012.
Chasmer L, Hopkinson C. Evaluating the use of airborne lidar for quantifying high and medium resolution terrestrial ecosystem structure and landscape heterogeneity. In: HYDROSCAN: Airborne laser mapping of hydrological features and resources. Saskatoon, SK, Canada: CWRA; 2008.
Hopkinson C, Pietroniro A. Hydrological applications of airborne laser scanning. In: HYDROSCAN: Airborne laser mapping of hydrological features and resources. Saskatoon, SK, Canada: CWRA; 2008.
Millard K, Hopkinson C, Redden A, Webster T. Mapping vegetation friction indicators in a tidal salt marsh environment. In: HYDROSCAN: Airborne laser mapping of hydrological features and resources. Saskatoon, SK, Canada: CWRA; 2008.
Hopkinson C. An overview of laser scanning technology. In: HYDROSCAN: Airborne laser mapping of hydrological features and resources. Saskatoon, SK, Canada: CWRA; 2008.
Stiff D, Hopkinson C, Webster T. Preparing lidar data for hydrological flood impact assessment in GIS environment. In: HYDROSCAN: Airborne laser mapping of hydrological features and resources. Saskatoon, SK, Canada: CWRA; 2008.
Book
Hopkinson C, Pietroniro A, Pomeroy J. HYDROSCAN: Airborne laser mapping of hydrological features and resources. Saskatoon, SK, Canada: Canadian Water Resources Association; 2008. hydroscan_complete_book.pdf