Forest parameter retrieval from SAR data using an estimation algorithm applied to regrowing forest stands in Queensland, Australia

International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1238-1241

  Clewley, D ^a   Lucas, R M ^a   Moghaddam, M ^b   Bunting, Pete ^a   Dwyer, J ^c   Carreiras, J ^d  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGAÇÃO CIENTÍFICA TROPICAL   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Biomass; Estimation algorithm; Forest structure; Injune; Synthetic Aperture Radar

Indexed keywords

BACKSCATTERING; BIOMASS; FORESTRY; NASA; REMOTE SENSING;

ABOVE GROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRIC RELATIONSHIP; BACKSCATTERING COEFFICIENTS; ESTIMATION ALGORITHM; FOREST STRUCTURE; INJUNE; NON-LINEAR ESTIMATION; POLARIMETRIC SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADARS;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

ALGORITHMS; BIOMASS; ESTIMATION; GROWTH; IMAGE ANALYSIS; NONLINEAR PROGRAMING; PARAMETERS; RADAR; REMOTE SENSING; SIMULATION;

EID: 78650855376     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5652883     Document Type: Conference Paper

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