Title :
Airborne multi-frequency L- to Ka-band radiometric measurements over forests
Author :
Paloscia, Simonetta ; Macelloni, Giovanni ; Pampaloni, Paolo ; Ruisi, Roberto ; Susini, Carlo
Author_Institution :
CNR-IROE, Florence, Italy
Abstract :
Multifrequency microwave radiometric measurements with airborne instruments were carried out over six forest stands in Tuscany, Italy. The collected data pointed out the sensitivity of microwave emission to forest type and biomass
Keywords :
forestry; geophysical techniques; radiometry; remote sensing; vegetation mapping; Italy; Ka-band; L-band; SHF; Tuscany; UHF; biomass; forest; forest type; geophysical measurement technique; microwave emission; microwave radiometry; multifrequency radiometry; remote sensing; vegetation mapping; Aircraft; Biomass; Ecosystems; Frequency; Microwave measurements; Microwave radiometry; Polarization; Remote monitoring; Soil; Vegetation;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6359-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.857220
