Title :
Synthetic aperture radar for AGB estimation in Australia´s woodlands
Author :
Cronin, N.L.R. ; Lucas, R.M. ; Witte, C. ; Milne, A.K. ; Hoffmann, M.B.
Author_Institution :
Sch. of Geogr., New South Wales Univ., Kensington, NSW, Australia
Abstract :
Multi-temporal spatial datasets quantifying above ground biomass (AGB) are required for calculating national, regional and global carbon budgets, due to the large extent and rapidly changing nature of woodlands in Australia. This paper provides an overview of procedures for quantifying and scaling-up estimates of total AGB and component biomass from the tree to the landscape using remote sensing data and focusing on woodlands in Queensland
Keywords :
spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; vegetation mapping; Australia; above ground biomass estimation; global carbon budgets; landscape; multi-temporal spatial datasets; national carbon budgets; regional carbon budgets; remote sensing data; synthetic aperture radar; trees; woodlands; Australia; Backscatter; Biomass; Ecosystems; Geography; Geoscience; Remote sensing; Synthetic aperture radar; Vegetation mapping; Wood industry;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976635
