Ninni Saarinen
Senior Researcher
Title of a Docent in the field of Forest Mensuration, especially novel technologies for forest measurements
School of Forest Sciences, Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology
ninni.saarinen@uef.fi | +358 50 517 8600
I work as a senior researcher at the School of Forest Sciences of the University of Eastern Finland. I obtained the degree of Master of Science in Agriculture and Forestry in 2008 and a PhD in 2016, both from the University of Helsinki. In addition, I also hold a Master of Arts in Education (2014) also from the University of Helsinki.
My research focuses on understanding dynamics of forests and trees through growth and competition as well as the effects of disturbances. I utilize a variety of remote sensing techniques such as laser scanning (both terrestrial and airborne) and satellites.
In addition to the Universities of Helsinki and Eastern Finland, I have worked as a Visiting Research Scientist at the Canadian Forest Service of the Natural Resources Canada as well as at the Ghent University (Belgium).
Research groups
Publications
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A method for identifying and segmenting branches of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) trees using terrestrial laser scanning
Yrttimaa, Tuomas; Kankare, Ville; Luoma, Ville; Junttila, Samuli; Saarinen, Ninni; Calders, Kim; Holopainen, Markus; Hyyppa, Juha; Vastaranta, Mikko. 2023. Forestry. [Epub ahead of print 4 Dec 2023]: 1-15 -
Assessing Forest Traversability for Autonomous Mobile Systems Using Close-Range Airborne Laser Scanning
Yrttimaa, Tuomas; Matsuzaki, Shigemichi; Kankare, Ville; Junttila, Samuli; Saarinen, Ninni; Kukko, Antero; Hyyppä, Juha; Miura, Jun; Vastaranta, Mikko. 2023. Croatian journal of forest engineering. 2024; 45: 169-182 -
Adding single tree features and correcting edge tree effects enhance the characterization of seedling stands with single-photon airborne laser scanning
Imangholiloo, M.; Yrttimaa, T.; Mattsson, T.; Junttila, S.; Holopainen, M.; Saarinen, N.; Savolainen, P.; Hyyppä, J.; Vastaranta, M.. 2022. Isprs journal of photogrammetry and remote sensing. 191: 129-142 -
Assessing Structural Complexity of Individual Scots Pine Trees by Comparing Terrestrial Laser Scanning and Photogrammetric Point Clouds
Tienaho, Noora; Yrttimaa, Tuomas; Kankare, Ville; Vastaranta, Mikko; Luoma, Ville; Honkavaara, Eija; Koivumäki, Niko; Huuskonen, Saija; Hynynen, Jari; Holopainen, Markus; Hyyppä, Juha; Saarinen, Ninni. 2022. Forests. 13: -
Assessing the Dependencies of Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) Structural Characteristics and Internal Wood Property Variation
Kankare, Ville; Saarinen, Ninni; Pyörälä, Jiri; Yrttimaa, Tuomas; Hynynen, Jari; Huuskonen, Saija; Hyyppä, Juha; Vastaranta, Mikko. 2022. Forests. 13: -
Capturing seasonal radial growth of boreal trees with terrestrial laser scanning
Yrttimaa, T; Junttila, S; Luoma, V; Calders, K; Kankare, V; Saarinen, N; Kukko, A; Holopainen, M; Hyyppä, J; Vastaranta, M. 2022. Forest ecology and management. 2023; 529: -
Close-Range Remote Sensing of Forests: The State of the Art, Challenges, and Opportunities for Systems and Data Acquisitions
Liang, Xinlian; Kukko, Antero; Balenovic, Ivan; Ninni, Saarinen; Junttila, Samuli; Kankare, Ville; Holopainen, Markus; Martin, Mokros; Surovy, Peter; Kaartinen, Harri; Luka, Jurjevic; Honkavaara, Eija; Nasi, Roope; Jingbin, Liu; Hollaus, Markus; Tian, Jiaojiao; Yu, Xiaowei; Jie, Pan; Shangshu, Cai; Virtanen, Juho-Pekka; Wang, Yunsheng; Hyyppa, Juha. 2022. IEEE geoscience and remote sensing magazine. 10: 32-71 -
Close-range hyperspectral spectroscopy reveals leaf water content dynamics
Junttila, S; Hölttä, T; Saarinen, N; Kankare, V; Yrttimaa, T; Hyyppä, J; Vastaranta, M. 2022. Remote sensing of environment. 277: -
Effects of Stem Density on Crown Architecture of Scots Pine Trees
Saarinen, Ninni; Kankare, Ville; Huuskonen, Saija; Hynynen, Jari; Bianchi, Simone; Yrttimaa, Tuomas; Luoma, Ville; Junttila, Samuli; Holopainen, Markus; Hyyppä, Juha; Vastaranta, Mikko. 2022. Frontiers in plant science. 13: . 817792 -
Exploring tree growth allometry using two-date terrestrial laser scanning
Yrttimaa, T.; Luoma, V.; Saarinen, N.; Kankare, V.; Junttila, S.; Holopainen, M.; Hyyppä, J.; Vastaranta, M.. 2022. Forest ecology and management. 518: