Large Area Mapping of Boreal Growing Stock Volume on an Annual and Multi-Temporal Level Using PALSAR L-Band Backscatter Mosaics

The forests of the Russian Taiga can be described as an enormous biomass and carbon reservoir. Therefore, they are of utmost importance for the global carbon cycle. Large-area forest inventories in these mostly remote regions are associated with logistical problems and high financial efforts. Remote...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Wilhelm, Christian Hüttich, Mikhail Korets, Christiane Schmullius
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-08-01
Series:Forests
Subjects:
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/5/8/1999