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Dr Rebecca Hsu

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80 total appearances

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The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

How amazing.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

At least 1,000 years old.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

So we just interviewed some elder foresters to ask where they saw big trees.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

And we had clear to measure them.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

But I found it's not efficient enough because there were so many trees.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

It actually takes six years to survey whole islands.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

In the middle of our project, we have some LiDAR experts join and they produce this 3D tree shape.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

I remember it's over 50,000 images.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

And after around five years, we figured out that the measurement of tree height is over 90%.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

You find out... It's a cliff.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

Yeah, yeah.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

We cannot examine them by ourselves because researchers are few.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

So we put them on a web and teach volunteers how to identify their height.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

It's around 400 volunteers, and we plan to finish this project within a year, but surprisingly it's finished within one month.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

Wow.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

I think it's at least five years' work, yeah.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

Yeah, yeah.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

So I have a checklist of the promising target tall trees, and I have to make a hiking plan to reach those trees.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

It's the third day we saw that tree.

The Science Show
Lab Notes: Tallest tree in East Asia

The fourth day we climbed it.