Title :
Synthetic aperture radar for woodland biomass estimation in Australia: an overview
Author :
Lucas, Richard M. ; Milne, A.K.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Geogr. & Earth Sci., Univ. of Wales, Aberystwyth
Abstract :
In response to Australia´s requirement for spatial information on greenhouse gas emissions from land use change and forestry, the past and present use and future potential of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data for quantifying woodland biomass is reviewed
Keywords :
forestry; remote sensing by radar; reviews; synthetic aperture radar; vegetation mapping; Australia; SAR data; forestry; greenhouse gas emissions; land use change; spatial information; synthetic aperture radar; woodland biomass estimation; Australia; Biomass; Carbon dioxide; Forestry; Global warming; Moisture; Optical sensors; Synthetic aperture radar; Uncertainty; Vegetation mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2001. IGARSS '01. IEEE 2001 International
Conference_Location :
Sydney, NSW
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7031-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2001.976865
