Title :
Dual-baseline polarimetric SAR tomography for tree height estimation using single-Pass L-Band PolInSAR data
Author :
Yue Huang ; Qiaoping Zhang ; Schwaebisch, Marcus ; Ming Wei ; Mercer, Bryan
Author_Institution :
Intermap Technol. Corp., Calgary, AB, Canada
Abstract :
This paper addresses the forest height estimation by applying dual-baseline SAR tomographic techniques to single-Pass L-Band PolInSAR data. For the purpose of the retrieval of forest heights, the feasibiliy of this special single-pass tomographic configuration is demontrated over boreal forests at the test site of Edson inAlberta, Canada. The estimated ground topography and tree top heights are validated against LiDAR data.
Keywords :
optical radar; radar interferometry; radar polarimetry; synthetic aperture radar; Canada; LiDAR data; dual-baseline polarimetric SAR tomography technique; ground topography estimation; single-pass L-band PolInSAR data; single-pass tomographic configuration; tree height estimation; Estimation; Focusing; L-band; Laser radar; Tomography; Vectors; Vegetation;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Symposium (IRS), 2013 14th International
Conference_Location :
Dresden
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4821-8
