Sensitivity of space-borne SAR data to forest parameters over sloping terrain. Theory and experiment

Thierry Castel 1 André Beaudoin 1 N. Stach 2 N. Stussi Thuy Le Toan 3 P. Durand
1 Equipe Milieu Physique et Environnement
2 Inventaire Forestier National
3 CESBIO - Centre d'études spatiales de la biosphère
Abstract : Recently, SAR data proved to be useful for the retrieval of forest biomass. However, the effects of terrain slope must be addressed towards the generalization of biomass retrieval for varied forest and environmental conditions. To this aim, we developed experimental and theoretical approaches allowing the study of multi-frequency/multi-polarization forest backscatter of a given forest type, as a function of forest parameters and SAR local incidence angle over the relief. The experimental results showed that the sensitivity of SAR data to biomass was similar to that obtained over a flat terrain, only if the backscatter data were calibrated for slope effects. Moreover, the backscatter must also be corrected for its angular decrease, which can be removed using a simple angular model developed under assumptions of theoretical equations. The highest correlation of corrected backscatter with forest parameters related to aboveground biomass (such as stand age and bole volume) was achieved at L-HV 55° (R 2
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Thierry Castel, André Beaudoin, N. Stach, N. Stussi, Thuy Le Toan, et al.. Sensitivity of space-borne SAR data to forest parameters over sloping terrain. Theory and experiment. International Journal of Remote Sensing, Taylor & Francis, 2010, 22 (12), pp.2351-2376. ⟨10.1080/01431160121407⟩. ⟨hal-02155422⟩

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