Tropical forest biomass and its relationship with P-band SAR data

The objective of this research is to show the potential of P-band polarimetric SAR images to define the space of attributes of primary and regenerating forest and also to estimate aerial biomass of such formations. The approach used was the analysis of the relation between backscatter and biomass da...

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Main Authors: Fábio Furlan Gama, Sidnei João Siqueira Sant’Anna, Luciano Vieira Dutra, João Roberto dos Santos, Luciana Spinelli de Araujo, Corina da Costa Freitas, Tatiana Mora Kuplich
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Uberlândia 2006-04-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Cartografia
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Online Access:http://www.rbc.ufrj.br/_pdf_58_2006/58_01_4.pdf