Optimization of a scanning radar altimeter for forest inventory; a simulation method

Author

Hyyppä, Juha ; Hallikainen, Martti

Author_Institution

Lab. of Space Technol., Helsinki Univ. of Technol., Espoo, Finland

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

27-31 May 1996

Firstpage

1089

Abstract

Evaluating the accuracy of a scanning radar altimeter for forest inventory is problematic, as no feasible radars exist, and the ground truth data collected by conventional means is often not accurate enough. In this paper, a simulation method, J. Hyyppa (1993), for optimizing the technical parameters of a scanning radar altimeter and evaluating the radar´s accuracy for forest inventory is described. The method is based on statistical information of boreal forest stands, radar-derived stand profiles and simulation

Keywords

airborne radar; forestry; geophysical techniques; remote sensing by radar; accuracy; airborne radar; boreal forest; forest inventory; forestry; geophysical measurement technique; optimization; radar remote sensing; scanning radar altimeter; simulation method; stand profile; vegetation mapping; vertically pointing radar; Area measurement; Directive antennas; Optimization methods; Radar antennas; Radar imaging; Radar measurements; Radar scattering; Space technology; Spaceborne radar; Spatial resolution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

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

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.1996.516576

Filename

516576