Israelsson, Hans and Ulander, Lars and Askne, Jan and Fransson, Johan and Frölind, Per-Olov and Gustavsson, Anders and Hellsten, Hans
(1997).
Retrieval of forest stem volume using VHF SAR.
IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing. 35
:1
, 36-40
[Research article]
![[img]](https://pub.epsilon.slu.se/style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png) |
PDF
198kB |
Official URL: http://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/freeabs_all.jsp?isn...
Abstract
The ability to retrieve forest stem volume using CARABAS (coherent all radio band sensing) SAR images (28–60 MHz) has been investigated. The test site is a deciduous mixed forest on the island of Öland in southern Sweden. The images have been radiometrically calibrated using an array of horizontal dipoles. The images exhibit a clear discrimination between the forest and open fields. The results show that the dynamic range of the backscattering coefficient among the forest stands is higher than what has been found with conventional SAR using microwave frequencies. The backscatter increases with increasing radar frequency. This work shows an advantage compared to higher frequencies for stem volume estimation in dense forests.
| Authors/Creators: | Israelsson, Hans and Ulander, Lars and Askne, Jan and Fransson, Johan and Frölind, Per-Olov and Gustavsson, Anders and Hellsten, Hans |
|---|---|
| Title: | Retrieval of forest stem volume using VHF SAR |
| Series Name/Journal: | IEEE transactions on geoscience and remote sensing |
| Year of publishing : | 1997 |
| Volume: | 35 |
| Number: | 1 |
| Page range: | 36-40 |
| Publisher: | IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers |
| ISSN: | 0196-2892 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Type: | Research article |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Full Text Status: | Public |
| Subjects: | Obsolete subject words > FORESTRY, AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES and LANDSCAPE PLANNING > Area technology > Remote sensing |
| Keywords: | CARABAS, SAR, stem volume, VHF |
| URN:NBN: | urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-2-72 |
| Permanent URL: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:slu:epsilon-2-72 |
| ID Code: | 3740 |
| Department: | (S) > Dept. of Forest Resource Management (NL, NJ) > Dept. of Forest Resource Management |
| Deposited By: | Sofia Hansson |
| Deposited On: | 03 Aug 2009 00:00 |
| Metadata Last Modified: | 02 Dec 2014 10:24 |
Repository Staff Only: item control page
Relations
Relations