@inproceedings{aec1269ba859456ea372c0ac8cebc1aa,
title = "Backscatter and interferometry for estimating above-ground biomass of sparse woodland: A case study in belize",
abstract = "Tropical savannas cover 20% of the Earth's land surface and are important ecosystems in the global carbon cycle due to their high productivity. This paper evaluates the use of SAR for estimating above-ground biomass of the woody vegetation in heterogeneous tropical savanna woodland in Belize, Central America. Single-pass shortwave InSAR data used are X-band (Intermap) and C-band (AIRSAR and SRTM). L- and P-band SAR backscatter data are from AIRSAR. Results show that SAR backscatter has a relatively low correlation to above ground biomass in the sparse savanna woodlands. Retrieved canopy heights from both X- and C-band InSAR give a better representation of the spatial distribution of AGB, but cannot be used to estimate biomass directly due to the heterogeneity of the canopy.",
keywords = "Above ground biomass, Insar, Sar backscatter, Savanna woodland, Tree height",
author = "Viergever, {Karin M.} and Woodhouse, {Iain H.} and Armando Marino and Matthew Brollyand and Neil Stuart",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1109/IGARSS.2009.5417958",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781424433957",
series = "International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)",
pages = "III1047--III1050",
booktitle = "2009 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2009 - Proceedings",
note = "2009 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2009 ; Conference date: 12-07-2009 Through 17-07-2009",
}