Forest Vertical Structure Estimation using Coherence Tomography

Author

Cloude, Shane R. ; Papathanassiou, Konstantinos P.

Author_Institution

AEL Consultants, Cupar

Volume

5

fYear

2008

fDate

7-11 July 2008

Abstract

In this paper we introduce a new algorithm for radar estimation of the vertical structure of vegetated land surfaces. The algorithm is based on a low frequency 3-D image reconstruction using polarization coherence tomography or PCT. We first summarize the technique, present a new method for selecting the optimum interferometric baseline and then apply it to airborne P and X-Band data from the DLR E-SAR system. We conclude by assessing the potential of the technique for providing improved global and regional forestry products using space-borne radar remote sensing.

Keywords

image reconstruction; optical tomography; radar interferometry; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; vegetation; 3D image reconstruction; DLR E-SAR system; forest vertical structure estimation; interferometric baseline; polarization coherence tomography; radar estimation; remote sensing; spaceborne radar; vegetated land surfaces; Forestry; Frequency; Image reconstruction; Land surface; Polarization; Radar imaging; Radar remote sensing; Spaceborne radar; Surface reconstruction; Tomography; Forest Biomass; Radar Interferometry; Radar Tomography;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2008. IGARSS 2008. IEEE International

Conference_Location

Boston, MA

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2807-6

Electronic_ISBN

978-1-4244-2808-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2008.4780081

Filename

4780081