Comprehensive LiDAR simulation with efficient physically-based DART-Lux model (I): Theory, novelty, and consistency validation - Yang, Xuebo; Wang, Yingjie; Yin, Tiangang; Wang, Cheng; Lauret, Nicolas; Regaieg, Omar; Xi, Xiaohuan; Gastellu-Etchegorry, Jean Philippe (Remote sensing of environment, 2022)
Keywords: Algorithms; anisotropy; Bidirectional path tracing; Case studies; Computational efficiency; Computer applications; Computer simulation; Computing time; Configurations; DART; data collection; Earth surface; environment; forests; Information processing; Information retrieval; LiDAR; Modelling; Monte Carlo; photons; Power measurement; Radiative transfer; Radiative transfer model; Remote sensing; Sciences of the Universe; Three dimensional models; Time measurement; Waveforms; DART; Bidirectional path tracing; Radiative transfer model; Monte Carlo; LiDAR