Title :
Forest height estimation using single-pass polarimetric SAR tomography at L-Band
Author :
Yue Huang ; Qiaoping Zhang ; Schwaebisch, Marcus ; Ming Wei ; Mercer, Bryan
Author_Institution :
Intermap Technol. Corp., Calgary, AB, Canada
Abstract :
This paper addresses the estimation of forest heights and its underlying ground topography by applying dual-baseline SAR tomographic techniques to single-pass L-Band PolInSAR data. In this paper 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 :
geophysical image processing; optical radar; radar imaging; radar interferometry; radar polarimetry; synthetic aperture radar; vegetation mapping; Alberta; Canada; Edson; L-band; LiDAR data; dual-baseline SAR tomographic techniques; forest height estimation; ground topography; single-pass L-Band PolInSAR In; single-pass SAR tomography; special single-pass tomographic configuration; tree top heights; two-dimensional SAR imaging principle; Estimation; Focusing; L-band; Laser radar; Tomography; Vectors; Vegetation;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2014 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, QC
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6947200
