DocumentCode
3058205
Title
Forest height estimation and validation using Tandem-X polinsar
Author
Cloude, Shane R. ; Chen, Huanting ; Goodenough, D.G.
Author_Institution
AEL Consultants, Cupar, UK
fYear
2013
fDate
21-26 July 2013
Firstpage
1889
Lastpage
1892
Abstract
In this paper we report results of a study aimed at assessing the potential for using X-band polarimetric interferometry for forest height estimation in high latitude boreal and temperate rainforest environments. We first summarize the data sets available from the Tandem-X satellite pair for our two main test sites before deriving a new height estimation algorithm and finally comparing radar derived heights against reference lidar canopy height data for the two scenes.
Keywords
radar interferometry; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; vegetation; TANDEM-X POLINSAR; Tandem-X satellite; X-band polarimetric interferometry; forest height estimation; high latitude boreal rainforest environment; high latitude temperate rainforest environment; reference lidar canopy height data; Coherence; Equations; Estimation; Laser radar; Mathematical model; Satellites; Forest Height; Polarimetric Interferometry; Radar remote sensing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2013 IEEE International
Conference_Location
Melbourne, VIC
ISSN
2153-6996
Print_ISBN
978-1-4799-1114-1
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6723172
Filename
6723172
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