Title :
Analysis of VHF SAR data over pine forests
Author :
Melon, P. ; Le Toan, T. ; Floury, N. ; Martinez, J.M. ; Ulander, L.
Author_Institution :
CESBIO, Toulouse, France
Abstract :
VHF radar data acquired by the Airborne Imaging Radar CARABAS in May 1998 over the Landes forest and the Lozere forest were analysed. The relations between pine forest parameters (such as age and basal area) and backscattering coefficients σohh are presented. A dynamic range of 15 dB has been observed for stand age in the range of 0-100 years. A theoretical model was used to determine the major backscattering mechanisms, and simple relation between backscattering and basal area is derived
Keywords :
airborne radar; backscatter; forestry; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; vegetation mapping; AD 1998 05; Airborne Imaging Radar; Austrian pine; CARABAS; France; Landes forest; Lozere forest; Pinus nigra; Pinus pinaster; SAR; VHF; VHF radar; age; backscatter; backscattering coefficient; backscattering mechanism; basal area; forestry; geophysical measurement technique; maritime pine; pine forest; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; synthetic aperture radar; theoretical model; vegetation mapping; Airborne radar; Backscatter; Biomass; Data analysis; Dynamic range; Frequency; Image analysis; Radar imaging; Synthetic aperture radar; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5207-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1999.772050
