Estimation of forest biomass from L-band polarimetric decomposition components

Mihai A. Tanase; Rocco Panciera; Kim Lowell; Jorg Hacker; Jeffrey P. Walker

doi:10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6721318

Estimation of forest biomass from L-band polarimetric decomposition components

Mihai A. Tanase, Rocco Panciera, Kim Lowell, Jorg Hacker, Jeffrey P. Walker

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Abstract

Using an airborne L-band system the impact of increased spatial resolution and a fully polarized sensor on biomass retrieval was investigated. A water cloud type model was used to retrieve biomass from backscatter intensities and polarimetric target decomposition components. The analysis revealed similar biomass estimation errors (around 60%) when using backscatter intensity and polarimetric decomposition metrics. These results indicate that fully polarized L-band missions would not significantly improve the accuracy of biomass estimation using existing modelling approaches. New methods, such as polarimetric interferometry, have to be perfected and tested over a wide range of conditions to take advantage of their increased capabilities.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2013 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	949-952
Number of pages	4
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4799-1114-1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6721318
Publication status	Published - 2013
Event	2013 33rd IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2013 - Melbourne, VIC, Australia Duration: 21 Jul 2013 → 26 Jul 2013

Publication series

Name	International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
ISSN (Print)	2153-6996
ISSN (Electronic)	2153-7003

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Conference	2013 33rd IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2013
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Melbourne, VIC
Period	21/07/13 → 26/07/13

Keywords

Biomass estimation
L-band SAR
polarimetric target decomposition

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Tanase, M. A., Panciera, R., Lowell, K., Hacker, J., & Walker, J. P. (2013). Estimation of forest biomass from L-band polarimetric decomposition components. In 2013 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS (pp. 949-952). Article 6721318 (International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6721318

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Tanase, MA, Panciera, R, Lowell, K, Hacker, J & Walker, JP 2013, Estimation of forest biomass from L-band polarimetric decomposition components. in 2013 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS., 6721318, International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, pp. 949-952, 2013 33rd IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2013, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, 21/07/13. https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6721318

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Tanase MA, Panciera R, Lowell K, Hacker J, Walker JP. Estimation of forest biomass from L-band polarimetric decomposition components. In 2013 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2013. p. 949-952. 6721318. (International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)). doi: 10.1109/IGARSS.2013.6721318

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