Title :
The relations between backscattering coefficient and biomass of narrow and wide leaf crops
Author :
Paloscia, Simonetta ; Macelloni, Giovanni ; Pampaloni, Paolo
Author_Institution :
Ist. di Ricerca sulle Onde Elettromagnetiche, CNR, Firenze, Italy
Abstract :
This research aimed at investigating the influence of leaf shape and dimensions on the backscattering of agricultural vegetation. Experimental data, collected at C- and L-band with AIRSAR & SIR-C, ERS-1, EMISAR and JERS-1, showed that the relations between backscattering of crops and plant water content have different have trends for narrow and wide leaf crops. Theoretical simulations confirmed that the different backscattering of crops with the same biomass can be due to geometry of leaves
Keywords :
agriculture; backscatter; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; C-band; L-band; SHF; UHF; agricultural crops; agriculture; backscatter; backscattering coefficient; biomass; dimensions; geometry; geophysical measurement technique; leaf shape; microwave radar; narrow leaf crop; plant water content; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; vegetation mapping; wide leaf crop; Backscatter; Biomass; Crops; Electromagnetic scattering; Frequency; Geometry; L-band; Polarization; Shape; Vegetation;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.702811
