Title :
JERS SAR processing for the boreal forest mapping project SIBERIA
Author :
Wiesmann, Andreas ; Strozzi, Tazio ; Wegmuller, Urs
Author_Institution :
Gamma Remote Sensing, Bern, Switzerland
Abstract :
In the frame of the EC Environment and Climate Programme project, SIBERIA, an extensive forest map for a part of Siberia will be produced using state-of-the art satellite data and remote sensing techniques. Among other sensors the JERS SAR will be used. In this contribution important steps in the JERS processing is discussed, including radiometric calibration, geocoding, and fine registration to ERS data. In addition, a preliminary comparison of the registered ERS and JERS σ° values is presented
Keywords :
forestry; geophysical signal processing; geophysical techniques; image registration; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; vegetation mapping; EC Environment and Climate Programme project; JERS; Russia; SAR processing; SIBERIA; boreal forest; fine registration; forestry; geocoding; geophysical measurement technique; radar imaging; radar remote sensing; radiometric calibration; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; vegetation mapping; Art; Backscatter; Calibration; Gain control; L-band; Production; Radiometry; Remote monitoring; Remote sensing; Satellite broadcasting;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 1999. IGARSS '99 Proceedings. IEEE 1999 International
Conference_Location :
Hamburg
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5207-6
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1999.775048
