• DocumentCode
    2092948
  • Title

    Could bistatic observations contribute to forest biomass monitoring?

  • Author

    Ferrazzoli, Paolo ; Guerriero, Leila ; Solimini, Domenico

  • Author_Institution
    Ingegneria-DISP, Tor Vergata Univ., Rome, Italy
  • Volume
    1
  • fYear
    2002
  • fDate
    2002
  • Firstpage
    447
  • Abstract
    This contribution discusses some relevant features of bistatic scattering from vegetation. Based on a simulation analysis using a theoretical model developed at Tor Vergata, it is shown that specular scattering of coniferous forests present a better sensitivity to biomass with respect to monostatic case. The performances of a non-specular bistatic radar are also simulated.
  • Keywords
    backscatter; forestry; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; radar theory; remote sensing by radar; vegetation mapping; Tor Vergata; backscatter; biomass; bistatic radar; bistatic scattering; coniferous forest; forestry; geophysical measurement technique; monitoring; nonspecular scattering; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; simulation; specular scattering; theoretical model; vegetation mapping; Analytical models; Backscatter; Biomass; Electromagnetic scattering; L-band; Radar scattering; Remote monitoring; Soil; Spaceborne radar; Vegetation;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7536-X
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1025068
  • Filename
    1025068