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Investigation of Sentinel-1 time series for sensitivity to fern vegetation in an European temperate forest / Marlin Mueller (2021)  

Public Titre : Investigation of Sentinel-1 time series for sensitivity to fern vegetation in an European temperate forest Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Marlin Mueller, Auteur ; Clémence Dubois, Auteur ; Thomas Jagdhuber, Auteur ; Carsten Pathe, Auteur ; Christiane Schmullius, Auteur Editeur : International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing ISPRS Année de publication : 2021 Collection : International Archives of Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences, ISSN 1682-1750 num. 43-B2-2021 Conférence : ISPRS 2021, Commission 2, XXIV ISPRS Congress, Imaging today foreseeing tomorrow 05/07/2021 09/07/2021 Nice Virtuel France OA Archives Commission 2 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de télédétection [Termes IGN] Allemagne [Termes IGN] Filicophyta [Termes IGN] forêt tempérée [Termes IGN] image Sentinel-SAR [Termes IGN] phénologie [Termes IGN] série temporelle [Termes IGN] variation saisonnière Mots-clés libres : Pteridium aquilinum Résumé : (auteur) In this study, a dense Copernicus Sentinel-1 time series is analyzed to gain a better understanding of the influence of undergrowth vegetation, in particular of eagle fern (Pteridium aquilinum), on the C-band SAR signal in a temperate forest in the Free State of Thuringia, Germany. Even if signals from the ground below the canopy may not be expected at C-band, previous studies showed seasonal fluctuations of the backscatter for temperate forests without canopy closure, notably for evergreen coniferous stands. Many factors can be responsible for these observed fluctuations, but in this study, we analyze one possible factor: the presence of undergrowth vegetation, in particular, of fern. Especially, the Sentinel-1 backscatter signal is analyzed for different acquisition configurations regarding its temporal and its spatial stability at different growth stages. This time series study shows that a difference of backscattered signal of up to 0.7 dB exists between forest patches with a dense fern density in the understory and the ones with low undergrowth vegetation. This signal difference depends on the season and is remarkably strong comparing winter (no fern undergrowth) with summer (major fern undergrowth). Numéro de notice : C2021-018 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Communication DOI : 10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B3-2021-127-2021 Date de publication en ligne : 28/06/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-XLIII-B3-2021-127-2021 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=98070