Simulated biomass retrieval from the spaceborne tomographic Saocom-CS mission at L-band
Paper in proceeding, 2016
This paper presents an evaluation of above-ground biomass (ABG) retrieval in boreal forests using simulated tomographic synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) data corresponding to the future SAOCOM-CS (L-band 1.275 GHz) mission. Using forest and radar data from the BioSAR 2008 campaign at the Krycklan test site in northern Sweden the expected performance of SAOCOM-CS is evaluated and compared with the E-SAR airborne Lband SAR (1.300 GHz). It is found that SAOCOM-CS data produce retrievals on par with those obtained with E-SAR, with retrievals having a relative RMSE of 30% or less. This holds true even if the acquisitions are limited to a single polarization, with HH results shown as an example.
Single polarization
Forestry
Radar
Above ground biomass
Synthetic aperture radar
Tomographic synthetic aperture radars
Carbon
Biomass retrieval
Carbon cycles
Global vegetation
Tomography
Space-borne
Northern sweden
Biomass
Boreal forests
Carbon cycle
Author
Erik Blomberg
Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Radar Remote Sensing
Maciej Soja
Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Radar Remote Sensing
L. Ferro-Famil
University of Renne
Lars Ulander
Chalmers, Earth and Space Sciences, Radar Remote Sensing
S. Tebaldini
Polytechnic University of Milan
European Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
03796566 (ISSN)
Vol. SP-740978-929221305-3 (ISBN)
Subject Categories (SSIF 2011)
Geophysics
ISBN
978-929221305-3