论文信息 - Tropical forest biomass measurement by backscatter and DEM information as derived from airborne SAR

Tropical forest biomass measurement by backscatter and DEM information as derived from airborne SAR

A new approach to tropical forest biomass monitoring with airborne interferometric X- and P-band SAR data is presented. For the first time radar backscatter is used along with remotely sensed vegetation height to measure tropical forest biomass. The statistical models yield excellent fit statistics, and the well-known 'backscatter saturation effect' is overcome. This research is discussed in more detail.

João Roberto dos Santos | Luciano Vieira Dutra | Corina da Costa Freitas | Till Neeff | Luciana Spinelli de Araujo

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