Monitoring temporal change in Alaskan forests using AIRSAR data

Jo Bea Way, Eric Rignot, Kyle McDonald, Gordon Bonan

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Abstract

Recent results of radar signature modeling and measurement of multi-temporal changes in radar backscatter using the JPL aircraft synthetic aperture radar (AIRSAR) indicate it is possible to use spaceborne imaging radars such as the European Space Agency's (ESA's) Earth Remote Sensing (ERS-1) synthetic aperture radar to monitor both phenologic and environmental change in forests, as well as to map forest species by taking advantage of seasonal forest signatures. These results also demonstrate the importance of knowing the seasonal state of the forest when estimating canopy properties from SAR. The test site was the Bonanza Creek Experimental Forest southeast of Fairbanks, Alaska.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDigest - International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Editors Anon
PublisherPubl by IEEE
Pages1117-1119
Number of pages3
ISBN (Print)0879426756
StatePublished - 1991
Event1991 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS'91 - Espoo, Finl
Duration: Jun 3 1991Jun 6 1991

Publication series

NameDigest - International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Volume3

Conference

Conference1991 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium - IGARSS'91
CityEspoo, Finl
Period06/3/9106/6/91

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