FOREST height and ground elevation estimation using polinsar methods with palsar data

Parivash Lumsdon*, Bryan Mercer, Qiaoping Zhang, Michael Denbina, Iain Woodhouse, David Miller

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Abstract

To demonstrate the potential of ALOS PALSAR data for polarimetric SAR interferometry (PolInSAR), a pair of PALSAR polarimetric scenes has been selected over Glen Affric, Scotland where various ground truth is available including digital terrain models (DTMs) and tree measurements. The overall coherence level is quite low, mainly due to the temporal decorrelation. The current preliminary results show that the low observed coherence level in forest in all lexicographic polarizations is a major problem challenging the extraction of ground elevation beneath canopy and the forest canopy height itself.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the ALOS PI 2008 Symposium
Publication statusPublished - 2009
EventALOS PI 2008 Symposium - Island of Rhodes, Greece
Duration: 3 Nov 20087 Nov 2008

Publication series

NameEuropean Space Agency, (Special Publication) ESA SP
Volume664 SP
ISSN (Print)0379-6566

Conference

ConferenceALOS PI 2008 Symposium
Country/TerritoryGreece
CityIsland of Rhodes
Period3/11/087/11/08

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