Title :
Tropical forest monitoring using data from the ERS-1 Wind Scatterometer
Author :
Woodhouse, Iain H. ; Hoekman, Dirk H.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Water Resources, Wageningen Agric. Univ., Netherlands
Abstract :
In this study, ERS-1 Wind Scatterometer data is used to map regions of tropical rainforest in the Amazon Basin, Africa and Borneo. Within these regions the seasonal and spatial variations of the backscatter characteristics are investigated. Through the use of additional spaceborne SAR data some possible explanations are presented characteristics observed. The results demonstrate potential of scatterometer data for meso-scale monitoring of tropical forest
Keywords :
backscatter; forestry; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; 5.3 GHz; Africa; Amazon Basin; Borneo; Brazil; C-band; ERS-1 wind scatterometer; SAR; SHF; South America; backscatter characteristics; forestry; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; radar remote sensing; radar scattering; radar scatterometry; rainforest; spaceborne radar; tropical forest; vegetation mapping; Africa; Backscatter; Histograms; Instruments; Monitoring; Radar measurements; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar; Water resources; Wind;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1996. IGARSS '96. 'Remote Sensing for a Sustainable Future.', International
Conference_Location :
Lincoln, NE
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3068-4
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516496
