Estimation of tree height,biomass,and standing carbon in Miombo woodlands using radar interferometry

摘要：

Introduction Miombo woodlands cover about two thirds of Mozambique and estimation of its productivity is critical because it provides food,fiber,and fuel to 39 million rural and 15 million urban communities in southern Africa.However due to rough terrain,these landscapes are usually inaccessible and satellite data has proven invaluable in deriving biomass at this scale,the intent of this study.A jackknife stepwise regression model was previously used with RADARSAT and Landsat Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) to estimate aboveground peak biomass at 18 kgm-2 ( Ribeiro et al.in press b) and this study intends to compare these results to a radar interferometric method.

作者: Natasha S.Ribeiro Robert A.Washington-Allen Marc Simard Herman H.Shugart

作者单位: Faculdade de Agronomiae Engenharia Florestal,Universidade Eduardo Mondlane,CP.257,Maputo,Mozambique; Department of Ecosystem Science and Management,Texas A&M University,2138 TAMU,College Station,Texas Radar and Engineering Section,Caltech-Jet Propulsion Laboratory,MS 300-319D,4800,Oak Grove Drive,Pas Center for Regional and Environmental Studies,Department of Environmental Sciences,University of Vir

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: 2008世界草地与草原大会

会议地点: 呼和浩特

会议语种:英文

在线出版日期: 2008-06-29（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）