Characteristics of decomposition powers of L-band multi-polarimetric SAR in assessing tree growth of industrial plantation forests in the tropics

Remote Sensing

Volumn 4, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 3058-3077

  Kobayashi, Shoko ^a   Omura, Yoshiharu ^b   Sanga Ngoie, Kazadi ^a   Widyorini, Ragil ^c   Kawai, Shuichi ^b   Supriadi, Bambang ^d   Yamaguchi, Yoshio ^e  

^a RITSUMEIKAN ASIA PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c GADJAH MADA UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

^d Research and Development   (Indonesia)

^e NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acacia; Alos palsar; Fast growing trees; Forest biomass; Microwave satellite; Polarimetric SAR; Scattering power decomposition; Stem volume

Indexed keywords

ACACIA; ALOS/PALSAR; FAST-GROWING TREES; FOREST BIOMASS; POLARIMETRIC SAR; POWER DECOMPOSITION; STEM VOLUME;

BIOMETRICS; POLARIMETERS; SCATTERING; SURFACE SCATTERING;

FORESTRY;

ACACIA; BIOMASS; FORESTRY; POLARIMETRY; RADAR; SCATTERING;

EID: 84869232208     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20724292     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/rs4103058     Document Type: Article

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