Remote Sensing of Above Ground Biomass
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Beschreibung
Above ground biomass has been listed by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change as one of the five most prominent, visible, and dynamic terrestrial carbon pools. The increased awareness of the impacts of climate change has seen a burgeoning need to consistently assess carbon stocks to combat carbon sequestration. An accurate estimation of carbon stocks and an understanding of the carbon sources and sinks can aid the improvement and accuracy of carbon flux models, an important pre-requisite of climate change impact projections. Based on 15 research topics, this book demonstrates the role of remote sensing in quantifying above ground biomass (forest, grass, woodlands) across varying spatial and temporal scales. The innovative application areas of the book include algorithm development and implementation, accuracy assessment, scaling issues (local–regional–global biomass mapping), and the integration of microwaves (i.e. LiDAR), along with optical sensors, forest biomass mapping, rangeland productivity and abundance (grass biomass, density, cover), bush encroachment biomass, and seasonal and long-term biomass monitoring.
Autor*in
Lalit Kumar
Themen in »Remote Sensing of Above Ground Biomass«
multi-angle remote sensing forest structure information vegetation indices forest biomass Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Factor biomass yield AquaCrop model spectral index particle swarm optimization winter wheat TerraSAR-X Landsat pasture biomass Wambiana grazing trial