Kugler, Florian and Lee, Seung-Kuk and Hajnsek, Irena and Papathanassiou, Konstantinos (2015) Forest Height Estimation by Means of Pol-InSAR Data Inversion: The Role of the Vertical Wavenumber. IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine (GRSM), 53 (10), 5294 -5311. IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. doi: 10.1109/TGRS.2015.2420996. ISSN 2168-6831.
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Abstract
This paper examines the multifaceted effect of the effective spatial baseline, as expressed through the vertical (interferometric) wavenumber, on the inversion of forest height from polarimetric interferometric synthetic aperture radar (Pol-InSAR) data. First, the role of the vertical wavenumber in relating forest height to the interferometric (volume) coherence is introduced. Through the review of the forest height inversion from Pol-InSAR data, the effect of the vertical wavenumber on the inversion performance is evaluated. The selection of optimum with respect to forest height inversion performance, vertical wavenumbers is discussed. The impact of the acquisition geometry and terrain slopes on the vertical wavenumber and their consideration in the inversion methodology is addressed. The individual effects discussed are demonstrated by means of airborne repeat pass Pol-InSAR acquisitions in L- and P-band acquired over different forest conditions, including a boreal, a temperate, and a tropical forest test site. The achieved forest height inversion performance is validated against reference height data derived from airborne LIDAR acquisitions.
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Document Type: | Article | ||||||||||||||||||||
Title: | Forest Height Estimation by Means of Pol-InSAR Data Inversion: The Role of the Vertical Wavenumber | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Date: | 4 May 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Magazine (GRSM) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Refereed publication: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
Gold Open Access: | No | ||||||||||||||||||||
In SCOPUS: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
In ISI Web of Science: | Yes | ||||||||||||||||||||
Volume: | 53 | ||||||||||||||||||||
DOI: | 10.1109/TGRS.2015.2420996 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Page Range: | 5294 -5311 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Publisher: | IEEE - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers | ||||||||||||||||||||
Series Name: | Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing | ||||||||||||||||||||
ISSN: | 2168-6831 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Status: | Published | ||||||||||||||||||||
Keywords: | Forest height, L-band, P-band, polarimetric synthetic aperture radar interferometry (Pol-InSAR), spatial baseline, terrain slope | ||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Research field: | Aeronautics, Space and Transport | ||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program: | Space | ||||||||||||||||||||
HGF - Program Themes: | Earth Observation | ||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research area: | Raumfahrt | ||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Program: | R EO - Earth Observation | ||||||||||||||||||||
DLR - Research theme (Project): | R - Vorhaben Multi-dimensionale SAR-Auswertung (old) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Location: | Oberpfaffenhofen | ||||||||||||||||||||
Institutes and Institutions: | Microwaves and Radar Institute > Radar Concepts | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited By: | Radzuweit, Sibylle | ||||||||||||||||||||
Deposited On: | 19 Jun 2015 12:02 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Last Modified: | 27 Nov 2023 14:24 |
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