Title :
Incoherent electromagnetic model for vineyards at C-band
Author :
Ballester-Berman, J. David ; Lopez-Sanchez, Juan M. ; Garmendia-Lopez, Idoia ; Mangas-Martin, Victor J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Phys., Syst. Eng. & Signal Theor. (DFISTS), Univ. of Alicante, Alicante, Spain
Abstract :
A complete polarimetric study on C-band RADARSAT-2 data over vineyards in Spain has been performed in order to explore the sensitivity to growth stages. This analysis suggests that scattering response of vines can be approximated as a two-component scenario comprising a strong return from soil and a weak depolarized return due to grapes and leaves. A Water Cloud Model parameterization of the cross-polar intensity is proposed as a function of the development of grapes and LAI changes over time.
Keywords :
remote sensing; soil; vegetation mapping; C-band RADARSAT-2 data; LAI changes; Spain; cross-polar intensity; grapes; growth stages; incoherent electromagnetic model; leaves; scattering response; soil; two-component scenario; vineyards; water cloud model parameterization; weak depolarized return; Abstracts; Indexes; Lead; Optical imaging; Optical sensors; Pipelines; Sensitivity; SAR polarimetry; time series; vineyards;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2012 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Munich
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-1160-1
Electronic_ISBN :
2153-6996
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2012.6352320
