Nation-Wide Clear-Cut Mapping in Sweden Using ALOS PALSAR Strip Images

Nation-Wide Clear-Cut Mapping in Sweden Using ALOS PALSAR Strip Images

Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS) Phased Array L-band type Synthetic Aperture Radar (PALSAR) backscatter images with 50 m pixel size (strip images) at HV-polarization were used to map clear-cuts at a regional and national level in Sweden. For a set of 31 clear-cuts, on average 59.9% of the pi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Anders Persson, Jonas Dahlgren, Maurizio Santoro, Andreas Pantze, Johan E. S. Fransson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2012-06-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
ALOS PALSAR
radar backscatter
boreal forest
deforestation
clear-cuts
Sweden
Kyoto & Carbon Initiative
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/4/6/1693

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