Segment-based stem volume retrieval in boreal forests using multitemporal ERS-1/2 InSAR data

Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 46-55

  Engdahl, Marcus E ^a   Pulliainen, Jouni ^b   Hallikainen, Martti ^c  

^a ESA ESRIN   (Italy)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COHERENT LIGHT; CORRELATION METHODS; FORESTRY; GEODETIC SATELLITES; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; IMAGING SYSTEMS; IMAGING TECHNIQUES; LANDFORMS; RADAR; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; SYNTHETIC APERTURES;

BOREAL FORESTS; CORRELATION CO-EFFICIENT; FINLAND; FOREST STANDS; GROUND-BASED; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENTS; INSAR DATA; INTERFEROMETRIC SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR; LAND COVER; LAND COVER CLASSIFICATIONS; MODEL PARAMETERS; MULTI-TEMPORAL; NATIONAL FOREST INVENTORY; REFERENCE DATA; ROOT-MEAN-SQUARE ERROR; SEGMENT-BASED; SEMI-EMPIRICAL; STEM VOLUME RETRIEVAL; STEM-VOLUME;

ESTIMATION;

DATA; FORESTS; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INVENTORY CONTROL; LAND USE; PARAMETERS; RADAR; SATELLITES;

EID: 49749100816     PISSN: 07038992     EISSN: 17127971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5589/m08-009     Document Type: Article

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