P-band Polarimetric Model of Vertical Tree Stems on Sloping Ground
Paper in proceeding, 2014

A fully polarimetric model is implemented to simulate backscatter from boreal forest. The aim is to correct for topography on a sub-stand level during the recovery of forest properties from P-band SAR data, specifically directed at the upcoming BIOMASS mission. The model incorporates the direct, double-bounce and triple-bounce scattering from tree stems on a sloping ground. Topography is introduced by assigning an independent and arbitrarily oriented local ground plane to each tree. Simulated SAR images are produced from in-situ measurements and a high resolution digital topography model (DTM) based on LiDAR data. These were obtained during BioSAR 2010 together with the corresponding SAR images, which are used for validation.

Author

Erik Blomberg

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Radar Remote Sensing

Maciej Soja

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Radar Remote Sensing

Lars Ulander

Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Radar Remote Sensing

Joint 2014 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2014 and the 35th Canadian Symposium on Remote Sensing, CSRS 2014; Quebec Convention CentreQuebec City; Canada; 13 July 2014 through 18 July 2014

80-83 6946360
978-147995775-0 (ISBN)

Driving Forces

Sustainable development

Areas of Advance

Transport

Subject Categories

Remote Sensing

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6946360

ISBN

978-147995775-0

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10/8/2017