Estimating forest biomass using satellite radar: an exploratory study in a temperate Australian Eucalyptus forest

Austin, J; Mackey, Brendan; Van Niel, Kimberley

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Estimating forest biomass using satellite radar: an exploratory study in a temperate Australian Eucalyptus forest

Date

2003

Authors

Austin, J

Mackey, Brendan

Van Niel, Kimberley

Publisher

Elsevier

Abstract

A study was undertaken to explore the relationship between backscattering coefficients from a Japanese Earth Resources Satellite synthetic aperture radar (JERS-1 SAR) image and aboveground biomass sampled at 12 field plots located in Murramarang National