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Height estimation of boreal Forest: interferometric model based inversion at L- and X-band vs. HUTSCAT profiling scatterometer

Praks, Jaan and Kugler, Florian and Papathanassiou, Konstantinos and Hajnsek, Irena and Hallikainen, Martti (2007) Height estimation of boreal Forest: interferometric model based inversion at L- and X-band vs. HUTSCAT profiling scatterometer. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters, 4 (3), pp. 466-470. Institute of Electronics Engineers, Inc..

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Abstract

In this letter we present results from the FinSAR project, where the E-SAR and HUTSCAT instruments were operated together in order to validate tree height retrieval algorithms for boreal forest. The campaign was carried out in Finland in fall 2003. The main instruments of the campaign were the E-SAR airborne radar (operating at L- and X-band) and the HUTSCAT helicopter-borne profiling scatterometer (operating at X- and C-band). We compare and discuss forest height obtained from the inversion quad-pol POLInSAR data sets at L-band and forest height obtained from the inversion of single-pol Xband inSAR data with forest height estimates from HUTSCAT scatterometer data. Our results show that the forest height values, estimated by means of two different radar instruments, are in good agreement. The correlation between HUTSCAT and ESAR height estimates (R=0.77 at L- and R=0.75 At X-band) underline the good agreement between the results obtained by the two approaches.

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Title:Height estimation of boreal Forest: interferometric model based inversion at L- and X-band vs. HUTSCAT profiling scatterometer
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Praks, JaanHelsinki University of Technology, Laboratory of Space TechnologyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Kugler, FlorianUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Papathanassiou, KonstantinosUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hajnsek, IrenaUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hallikainen, MarttiHelsinki University of Technology, Laboratory of Space TechnologyUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:2007
Journal or Publication Title:IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters
Open Access:No
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:No
In ISI Web of Science:No
Volume:4
Page Range:pp. 466-470
Editors:
EditorsEmailEditor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society, UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Publisher:Institute of Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Status:Published
Keywords:Synthetic aperture radar, boreal forest, tree height, polarimetric interferometry, scatterometer
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old)
HGF - Program:Space (old)
HGF - Program Themes:W EO - Erdbeobachtung
DLR - Research area:Space
DLR - Program:W EO - Erdbeobachtung
DLR - Research theme (Project):W - Vorhaben Prosmart, Smart-SAR (old)
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Microwaves and Radar Institute > Radar Concepts
Microwaves and Radar Institute
Deposited By: Kugler, Florian
Deposited On:29 Jan 2008
Last Modified:12 Dec 2013 20:24

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