On the potential of TanDEM-X for the retrieval of agriculture crop parameters by single-pass PolInSAR

This work will present a study about the capabilities of Polln SAR for agriculture applications with TanDEM-X data, since this sensor will acquire for the first time single-pass Polln SAR data from space. The use of single-pass acquisitions is mandatory for such application due to the rapid growth of crops. In addition, X-band provides a good trade-off between the backscattering levels from ground and vegetation volume, as already demonstrated in polarimetric studies with TerraSAR-X imagery. Unfortunately, at the time of compiling this paper there are not TanDEM-X data available yet, since the first acquisitions are planned for June 2011. Therefore, the first results will be presented at the conference.