Title :
The effect of tree architecture on the polarimetric and interferometric radar responses
Author :
Wilsen, C.B. ; Sarabandi, K. ; Lin, Y.C.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Michigan Univ., Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Abstract :
The influence of the three-dimensional tree structure on the polarimetric and interferometric radar responses of coniferous forest stands is investigated. Trees of identical biomass and slightly altered structure exhibit considerable differences in both responses, suggesting that simple empirical models relating biomass to radar backscatter may be insufficient for the inversion process
Keywords :
radar polarimetry; radiowave interferometry; remote sensing by radar; biomass; coniferous forest stands; interferometric radar responses; inversion process; polarimetric radar responses; radar backscatter; three-dimensional tree structure; tree architecture; Backscatter; Biomass; Electromagnetic scattering; L-band; Lifting equipment; Needles; Radar polarimetry; Radar remote sensing; Radar scattering; Tree data structures;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.691536
