Advances in the integration of ALOS PALSAR and Landsat sensor data for forest characterisation, mapping and monitoring

Author

Lucas, R.M. ; Armston, J. ; Carreiras, J. ; Nugroho, N. ; Clewley, D. ; de Grandi, F.

Author_Institution

Inst. of Geogr. & Earth Sci., Aberystwyth Univ., Aberystwyth, UK

fYear

2010

fDate

25-30 July 2010

Firstpage

1851

Lastpage

1854

Abstract

Based on case studies undertaken in tropical forests in Brazil and Indonesia and subtropical woodlands in Australia, the paper highlights how data acquired by the Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) Phased Arrayed L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and Landsat sensors can be integrated to better quantify the extent, biophysical characteristics and/or dynamics of undisturbed, degraded and regenerating forests. The benefits of using time-series of Landsat sensor data to support the interpretation of ALOS PALSAR data and to identify areas with greatest potential for ecosystem recovery are conveyed.

Keywords

ecology; synthetic aperture radar; time series; vegetation mapping; ALOS PALSAR data; Advanced Land Observing Satellite; Australia; Brazil; Indonesia; Landsat sensor data; Phased Arrayed L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar; biophysical characteristics; ecosystem recovery; forest mapping; subtropical woodlands; time-series; tropical forests; Biomass; Biomedical optical imaging; Carbon; Earth; Optical sensors; Remote sensing; Satellites; forests; optical; radar; subtropics; tropics;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

ISSN

2153-6996

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-9565-8

Electronic_ISBN

2153-6996

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5653143

Filename

5653143