Estimating vegetation biomass using synthetic aperture radar

Stefano Baronti; S. Luciani; Simonetta Paloscia; G. Schiavon; S. Sigismondi; Domenico Solimini

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21 December 1994 Estimating vegetation biomass using synthetic aperture radar

Stefano Baronti, S. Luciani, Simonetta Paloscia, G. Schiavon, S. Sigismondi, Domenico Solimini

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Proceedings Volume 2313, Microwave Instrumentation and Satellite Photogrammetry for Remote Sensing of the Earth; (1994) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.197354
Event: Satellite Remote Sensing, 1994, Rome, Italy

Abstract

A significant experiment for evaluating the potential of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) in monitoring soil and vegetation parameters is being carried out on an agricultural area located in Central Italy. The site has been imaged in 1991 by NASA/JPL AIRSAR during the MAC-91 Campaign and subsequently by ESA/ERS-1 and NASDA JERS-1 in 1992. The sensitivity to vegetation biomass of backscattering coefficient measured by ERS-1 and JERS-1 radars is discussed and compared with the best results achieved using the multifrequency polarimetric AIRSAR data.

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Stefano Baronti, S. Luciani, Simonetta Paloscia, G. Schiavon, S. Sigismondi, and Domenico Solimini "Estimating vegetation biomass using synthetic aperture radar", Proc. SPIE 2313, Microwave Instrumentation and Satellite Photogrammetry for Remote Sensing of the Earth, (21 December 1994); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.197354

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