DocumentCode
1444132
Title
A low-frequency radar experiment for measuring vegetation biomass
Author
Imhoff, Marc L. ; Carson, Steven ; Johnson, Patrick
Author_Institution
Biospheric Sci. Branch, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Volume
36
Issue
6
fYear
1998
fDate
11/1/1998 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
1988
Lastpage
1991
Abstract
Optical depth and backscatter measures were made at 18 frequencies between 50 and 450 MHz on two forest stands having dry biomass densities of 323 and 87 tons/ha to identify radar frequencies capable of penetrating heavy stands of vegetation. Good separation between stands was only achieved below 120 MHz
Keywords
backscatter; forestry; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; vegetation mapping; 50 to 450 MHz; UHF; VHF; backscatter; forest; heavy stand; low-frequency radar experiment; measurement technique; optical depth; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; vegetation biomass; vegetation mapping; Backscatter; Biomass; Biosensors; Density measurement; Frequency measurement; Ground penetrating radar; Laser radar; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Vegetation;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0196-2892
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/36.729374
Filename
729374
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