Sensitivity of the backscatter intensity of ALOS/PALSAR to the above-ground biomass and other biophysical parameters of boreal forest in Alaska

Polar Science

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 100-112

  Suzuki, Rikie ^a   Kim, Yongwon ^b   Ishii, Reiichiro ^a  

^a JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Allometry equation; Bitterlich method; Black spruce; Ecotone; Synthetic aperture radar (SAR); White spruce

Indexed keywords

ABOVEGROUND BIOMASS; ALLOMETRY; ALOS; BACKSCATTER; BIOPHYSICS; BOREAL FOREST; CONIFEROUS FOREST; ECOTONE; FOREST FLOOR; PALSAR; POLARIZATION; TUNDRA;

ALASKA; UNITED STATES;

PICEA GLAUCA; PICEA MARIANA;

EID: 84879090189     PISSN: 18739652     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2013.03.001     Document Type: Article

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