Title :
Monitoring vegetation features with multi-temporal SAR data
Author :
Amodeo, G. ; de Matthaeis, P. ; Ferrazzoli, P. ; Paloscia, S. ; Pampaloni, P. ; Schiavon, G. ; Sigismondi, S. ; Solimini, D.
Author_Institution :
Istituto di Ricerca sulle Onde Elettromagnetiche, CNR, Firenze, Italy
Abstract :
Polarimetric data collected by AIRSAR and SIR-C/X-SAR over the Italian Montespertoli site are analyzed with the purpose of evaluating the potential of multifrequency SAR in discriminating crops and estimating vegetation biomass
Keywords :
agriculture; farming; geophysical techniques; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; AIRSAR; C-band; Italian Montespertoli site; Italy; L-band; P-band; SHF; SIR-C; UHF; X-SAR; agriculture; biomass; crops; geophysical measurement technique; microwave radar; multi-temporal SAR; multifrequency SAR; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; synthetic aperture radar; vegetation features; vegetation mapping; Azimuth; Backscatter; Biomass; Crops; Geoscience; Radar measurements; Radar remote sensing; Remote monitoring; Soil moisture; Vegetation mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International
Conference_Location :
Lincoln, NE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3068-4
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516459
