Title :
Polarimetric analysis of P-BAND SAR data acquired over a forested area: "the PYLA 2001 experiment"
Author :
Dechambre, M. ; Le Hégarat, S. ; Dreuillet, P. ; Champion, I.
Author_Institution :
IPSL, Univ. de Versailles, Velizy, France
Abstract :
P-band airborne SAR (the French RAMSES facility) data were acquired in the framework of the PYLA 2001 project. Images from the Nezer forest are investigated by means of a Van Zyl classification scheme. A new relation between the classification in terms of backscattering mechanisms and the mean height of the trees is proposed.
Keywords :
backscatter; forestry; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; vegetation mapping; AD 2001; Nezer forest; P-BAND SAR data; PYLA 2001 project; Van Zyl classification scheme; backscattering; forested area; polarimetric analysis; trees; Airborne radar; Backscatter; Bandwidth; Classification tree analysis; Frequency; Radar polarimetry; Radar scattering; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7929-2
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1294505
