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Monitoring of environmental conditions in the Alaskan forests using ERS-1 SAR dataPreliminary results from an analysis of the multitemporal radar backscatter signatures of tree species acquired by European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-1) synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data are presented. Significant changes in radar backscatter are detected. Correlation of these differences with ground truth observations indicate that these are due to changes in soil and liquid water content as a result of freeze/thaw events. C-band observations acquired by the NASA/Jet Propulsion Laboratory Airborne SAR (JPL AIRSAR) instrument demonstrate the potential of a C-band radar instrument to monitor drought/flood events. The potential of ERS-1 for monitoring phenologic changes in the forest and for classifying tree species is less promising.
Document ID
19930063693
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rignot, Eric
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Way, Jobea
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Mcdonald, Kyle
(JPL Pasadena, CA, United States)
Viereck, Leslie
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Adams, Phyllis
(U.S. Forest Service, Inst. of Northern Forestry, Fairbanks AK, United States)
Date Acquired
August 16, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1992
Publication Information
Publication: In: IGARSS '92; Proceedings of the 12th Annual International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, Houston, TX, May 26-29, 1992. Vol. 1 (A93-47551 20-43)
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
93A47690
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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