Reconstructed imagery for equatorial monitoring combining AVHRR with reconstructed NSCAT

Author

Hardin, Perry J. ; Long, David G. ; Jensen, Ryan R.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Brigham Young Univ., Provo, UT, USA

Volume

4

fYear

1997

fDate

3-8 Aug 1997

Firstpage

1563

Abstract

The availability of reconstructed imagery raises several questions. First, does reconstructed imagery provide any advantage over the ubiquitous Advanced Resolution Radiometer (AVHRR) imagery monitoring? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each reconstructed image type? What kind of geophysical information does each provide? Only continuing research will answer these complex questions. In this paper, emphasis is placed on comparisons between contemporary AVHRR and the latest reconstructed NASA Scatterometer (NSCAT) data sets for monitoring vegetation in equatorial areas. The authors demonstrate that AVHRR data combined with NSCAT provides better equatorial forest differentiation than AVHRR data used alone

Keywords

forestry; geophysical techniques; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; AVHRR; IR imaging; NASA Scatterometer; NSCAT; equatorial area; equatorial monitoring; geophysical measurement technique; measurement technique; multisensor data; optical imaging; radar remote sensing; reconstructed imagery; tropical forest; vegetation mapping; visible region; Earth; Image reconstruction; Image resolution; Instruments; Monitoring; Ocean temperature; Radar measurements; Spaceborne radar; Surface reconstruction; Vegetation mapping;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3836-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1997.608947

Filename

608947