Title :
The potential of C- and L-band SAR in estimating vegetation biomass: the ERS-1 and JERS-1 experiments
Author :
Paloscia, Simonetta ; Macelloni, Giovanni ; Pampaloni, Paolo ; Sigismondi, Simone
Author_Institution :
Ist. di Ricerca sulle Onde Elettromagnetiche, CNR, Firenze, Italy
fDate :
7/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The sensitivity of backscattering coefficient, measured by ERS-1 and JERS-1 radars, to vegetation biomass is discussed and compared with the best results achieved using multifrequency polarimetric JPL-AIRSAR data. Experimental results show that measurements with JERS-1/L-band and ERS-1/C-band SAR provide the means for detecting vegetation growth. In particular, the C-band signal of ERS radar was found to be very well correlated to forest woody volume
Keywords :
backscatter; forestry; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; vegetation mapping; C-band; ERS-1; JERS-1; L-band; SAR; SHF; UHF; backscattering coefficient; detection; forest; forestry; geophysical measurement technique; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; vegetation biomass; vegetation growth; vegetation mapping; woody volume; Backscatter; Biomass; Crops; L-band; Polarization; Radar polarimetry; Remote monitoring; Satellites; Soil; Vegetation mapping;
Journal_Title :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on
