Remote Sensing
| Autor: | Ross Nelson, Mark Sanford, Alicia Peduzzi, James J. Reis, Randolph H. Wynne, Valerie A. Thomas |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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Synthetic aperture radar
dual band single pass interferometric synthetic aperture radar deciduous forests Backscatter leaf area index Science laser scanning silviculture Vegetation InSAR remote sensing Lidar Interferometric synthetic aperture radar Hardwood General Earth and Planetary Sciences Environmental science Leaf area index coniferous forests Silviculture Remote sensing |
| Zdroj: | Remote Sensing, Vol 4, Iss 6, Pp 1758-1780 (2012) Remote Sensing Volume 4 Issue 6 Pages 1758-1780 |
| Popis: | The objective of this study was to determine whether leaf area index (LAI) in temperate mixed forests is best estimated using multiple-return airborne laser scanning (lidar) data or dual-band, single-pass interferometric synthetic aperture radar data (from GeoSAR) alone, or both in combination. In situ measurements of LAI were made using the LiCor LAI-2000 Plant Canopy Analyzer on 61 plots (21 hardwood, 36 pine, 4 mixed pine hardwood stand age ranging from 12-164 years mean height ranging from 0.4 to 41.2 m) in the Appomattox-Buckingham State Forest, Virginia, USA. Lidar distributional metrics were calculated for all returns and for ten one meter deep crown density slices (a new metric), five above and five below the mode of the vegetation returns for each plot. GeoSAR metrics were calculated from the X-band backscatter coefficients (four looks) as well as both X- and P-band interferometric heights and magnitudes for each plot. Lidar metrics alone explained 69% of the variability in LAI, while GeoSAR metrics alone explained 52%. However, combining the lidar and GeoSAR metrics increased the R2 to 0.77 with a CV-RMSE of 0.42. This study indicates the clear potential for X-band backscatter and interferometric height (both now available from spaceborne sensors), when combined with small-footprint lidar data, to improve LAI estimation in temperate mixed forests. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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