Title :
Experimental comparison of different scattering mechanism selections for vegetation height retrieval by POLINT
Author :
Lopez-Sanchez, J.M. ; Fortuny, J. ; Sieber, A.J. ; Sagués, L. ; Bara, M. ; Fàbregas, X. ; Broquetas, A.
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Fisica, Alicante Univ., Spain
Abstract :
The application of polarimetric radar interferometry to the estimation of vegetation height is studied. A comparison between different choices for the scattering mechanisms employed in the retrieval algorithm is presented. When applied to crops, the best results are derived from the height difference between interferograms generated at HH+VV and HH-VV polarizations
Keywords :
agriculture; backscatter; geophysical techniques; radar cross-sections; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; vegetation mapping; POLINT; agriculture; backscatter; canopy structure; crops; geophysical measurement technique; height difference; interferogram; polarimetric radar interferometry; polarization; radar polarimetry; radar remote sensing; radar scattering mechanism; retrieval algorithm; vegetation height; vegetation mapping; Crops; Electronic mail; Layout; Optical fiber polarization; Radar applications; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering; Surface morphology; Surface topography; Vegetation mapping;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2000. Proceedings. IGARSS 2000. IEEE 2000 International
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-6359-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2000.860447
