Title :
Improving temporal and spatial consistency of forest biomass data by integrating forest yield tables and satellite radar data
Author :
Chen, W. ; Cihlar, J. ; Pavlic, G. ; Zhang, Q. ; Fernandes, R. ; Wang, S. ; Kerr, J. ; Ung, C.H. ; Price, D.T. ; Moghaddam, M. ; McDonald, K.
Author_Institution :
Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Biomass information is needed by research activities relating to natural resources sustainability, carbon cycle, and forest fire fuel loading. Yet, spatially and temporally consistent biomass data distribution over large scales is often not available. In this study, we explore the potential of developing such a forest biomass data sets by integrating traditional yield tables and satellite data.
Keywords :
forestry; geophysical signal processing; geophysical techniques; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; vegetation mapping; biomass; data integration; forest; forest yield tables; forestry; geophysical measurement technique; radar remote sensing; remote sensing; satellite radar; spaceborne radar; spatial consistency; temporal consistency; vegetation mapping; Bioinformatics; Biomass; Equations; Forestry; Large-scale systems; Radar remote sensing; Remote sensing; Satellites; Spaceborne radar; Yield estimation;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7536-X
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1026251
