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Global 3D Forest Structure Mapping with TANDEM-L: Monitorint the Earth's Dynamics

Kugler, Florian and Hajnsek, Irena and Papathanassiou, Kostas and Krieger, Gerhard and Moreira, Alberto (2010) Global 3D Forest Structure Mapping with TANDEM-L: Monitorint the Earth's Dynamics. ForestSat, 2010-09-07 - 2010-09-10, Lugo, Spain. ISBN 978-84-693-5600-5.

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Abstract

Forest biomass plays a crucial role in the quantification of the terrestrial carbon budget. Today, forest biomass is poorly quantified across most parts of the Earth surface due to the great difficulties in measuring biomass on the ground and consistently aggregating measurements across scales. SAR satellites can provide the required information globally and frequent in order to quantify current biomass state and the changes. Tandem-L is a German mission proposal for an innovative interferometric L-band radar mission that enables the systematic monitoring of dynamic Earth processes using advanced techniques and technologies. The mission is science driven aiming to provide a unique data set for climate and environmental research, geodynamics, hydrology and oceanography. Important application examples are global forest height and structure and the derivation of forest biomass. The Tandem-L mission concept consists of two cooperating satellites flying in close formation. The 3 D structure mode provides a unique data source to observe and quantify changes in forest biomass. This paper provides an overview of the potential of using multi-parametric SAR for forest structure estimation with the derivation of forest biomass and suggests a mission for a global acquisition.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/66363/
Document Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Speech)
Title:Global 3D Forest Structure Mapping with TANDEM-L: Monitorint the Earth's Dynamics
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Kugler, FlorianUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Hajnsek, IrenaETH Zürich UNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Papathanassiou, KostasUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Krieger, GerhardUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Moreira, AlbertoUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:8 September 2010
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:No
In ISI Web of Science:No
Page Range:pp. 280-284
Series Name:Operational tools in forestry using remote sensing techniques
ISBN:978-84-693-5600-5
Status:Published
Keywords:biomass, forest structure, L-band, SAR, polarimetric SAR interferometry
Event Title:ForestSat
Event Location:Lugo, Spain
Event Type:international Conference
Event Start Date:7 September 2010
Event End Date:10 September 2010
Organizer:Laboratorio do Territorio at the University of Santiago de Compostela
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old)
HGF - Program:Space (old)
HGF - Program Themes:W - no assignment
DLR - Research area:Space
DLR - Program:W - no assignment
DLR - Research theme (Project):W - no assignment (old)
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Microwaves and Radar Institute > Radar Concepts
Microwaves and Radar Institute
Deposited By: Kugler, Florian
Deposited On:17 Nov 2010 17:36
Last Modified:24 Apr 2024 19:31

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