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Forest height estimation from a robust TomoSAR method in the case of small tomographic aperture with airborne dataset at L-band / Xing Peng in Remote sensing, vol 13 n° 11 (June-1 2021)  

Public [article]  inRemote sensing > vol 13 n° 11 (June-1 2021) . - n° 2147 Titre : Forest height estimation from a robust TomoSAR method in the case of small tomographic aperture with airborne dataset at L-band Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Xing Peng, Auteur ; Xinwu Li, Auteur ; Yanan Du, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 2147 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de télédétection [Termes IGN] bande L [Termes IGN] données lidar [Termes IGN] données localisées 3D [Termes IGN] données TomoSAR [Termes IGN] forêt boréale [Termes IGN] hauteur des arbres [Termes IGN] image 3D [Termes IGN] image radar moirée [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier (techniques et méthodes) [Termes IGN] itération [Termes IGN] matrice de covariance [Termes IGN] modèle numérique de surface de la canopée [Termes IGN] semis de points [Termes IGN] Suède [Termes IGN] tomographie radar Résumé : (auteur) Forest height is an essential input parameter for forest biomass estimation, ecological modeling, and the carbon cycle. Tomographic synthetic aperture radar (TomoSAR), as a three-dimensional imaging technique, has already been successfully used in forest areas to retrieve the forest height. The nonparametric iterative adaptive approach (IAA) has been recently introduced in TomoSAR, achieving a good compromise between high resolution and computing efficiency. However, the performance of the IAA algorithm is significantly degraded in the case of a small tomographic aperture. To overcome this shortcoming, this paper proposes the robust IAA (RIAA) algorithm for SAR tomography. The proposed approach follows the framework of the IAA algorithm, but also considers the noise term in the covariance matrix estimation. By doing so, the condition number of the covariance matrix can be prevented from being too large, improving the robustness of the forest height estimation with the IAA algorithm. A set of simulated experiments was carried out, and the results validated the superiority of the RIAA estimator in the case of a small tomographic aperture. Moreover, a number of fully polarimetric L-band airborne tomographic SAR images acquired from the ESA BioSAR 2008 campaign over the Krycklan Catchment, Northern Sweden, were collected for test purposes. The results showed that the RIAA algorithm performed better in reconstructing the vertical structure of the forest than the IAA algorithm in areas with a small tomographic aperture. Finally, the forest height was estimated by both the RIAA and IAA TomoSAR methods, and the estimation accuracy of the RIAA algorithm was 2.01 m, which is more accurate than the IAA algorithm with 3.25 m. Numéro de notice : A2021-441 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/rs13112147 date de publication en ligne : 29/05/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13112147 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97828 [article]

Model-based estimation of forest canopy height and biomass in the Canadian boreal forest using radar, LiDAR, and optical remote sensing / Michael L. Benson in IEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, vol 59 n° 6 (June 2021)  

Public [article]  inIEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing > vol 59 n° 6 (June 2021) . - pp 4635 - 4653 Titre : Model-based estimation of forest canopy height and biomass in the Canadian boreal forest using radar, LiDAR, and optical remote sensing Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Michael L. Benson, Auteur ; Pierce Leland, Auteur ; Katleen Bergen, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : pp 4635 - 4653 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications photogrammétriques [Termes IGN] biomasse aérienne [Termes IGN] Canada [Termes IGN] canopée [Termes IGN] couvert forestier [Termes IGN] données de terrain [Termes IGN] données lidar [Termes IGN] données localisées 3D [Termes IGN] forêt boréale [Termes IGN] hauteur des arbres [Termes IGN] image Landsat-TM [Termes IGN] image radar moirée [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier (techniques et méthodes) [Termes IGN] lasergrammétrie [Termes IGN] Leaf Area Index [Termes IGN] modèle numérique de surface [Termes IGN] Normalized Difference Vegetation Index [Termes IGN] polarimétrie radar [Termes IGN] structure d'un peuplement forestier Résumé : (auteur) One of the fundamental technical challenges of any new spaceborne vegetation remote sensing mission is the determination of what sensor(s) to place onboard and what, if any, overlapping modes of operation they will employ as each onboard sensor adds significant cost to the overall mission. In this article, the remote sensing of forest parameters using multimodal remote sensing is presented. In particular, polarimetric radar, Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR), and near-IR passive optical sensing platforms are employed in conjunction with physics-based models. These models are used to accurately estimate forest aboveground biomass as well as canopy height in homogeneous areas. It is shown that this proposed method is capable of achieving high accuracy estimates while using minimal ancillary data in the estimation process. We present a method to combine measured data sets with our geometric and electromagnetic sensor models to develop a forest parameter estimation algorithm that fuses multimodal remote sensing technologies with a minimal amount of ground information and yields an accurate estimate of forest structure including dry biomass and canopy height with rms errors of 1.6 kg/m 2 and 1.68 m respectively. Numéro de notice : A2021-423 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1109/TGRS.2020.3018638 date de publication en ligne : 09/09/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2020.3018638 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97778 [article]

Evaluating P-Band TomoSAR for biomass retrieval in boreal forest / Erik Blomberg in IEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing, vol 59 n° 5 (May 2021)  

Public [article]  inIEEE Transactions on geoscience and remote sensing > vol 59 n° 5 (May 2021) . - pp 3793 - 3804 Titre : Evaluating P-Band TomoSAR for biomass retrieval in boreal forest Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Erik Blomberg, Auteur ; Lars M.H. Ulander, Auteur ; Stefano Tebaldini, Auteur ; Laurent Ferro-Famil, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : pp 3793 - 3804 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Applications de télédétection [Termes IGN] bande P [Termes IGN] biomasse forestière [Termes IGN] données TomoSAR [Termes IGN] forêt boréale Résumé : (Auteur) P-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is sensitive to above-ground biomass (AGB) but retrieval accuracy has been shown to deteriorate in topographic areas. In boreal forest, the signal penetrates through the canopy to interact with the ground producing variations in backscatter depending on ground topography, forest structure, and soil moisture. Tomographic processing of multiple SAR images Tomographic SAR (TomoSAR) provides information about the vertical backscatter distribution. This article evaluates the use of P-band TomoSAR data to improve AGB retrievals from backscattered intensity by suppressing the backscattered signal from the ground. This approach can be used even when the tomographic resolution is insufficient to resolve the vertical backscatter profile. The analysis is based on P-band data from two campaigns: BioSAR-1 (2007) in Remingstorp, southern Sweden, and BioSAR-2 (2008) in Krycklan (KR), northern Sweden. BioSAR airborne data were also processed to correspond as closely as possible to future BIOMASS TomoSAR acquisitions, with BioSAR-2-based results shown. A power law AGB model using volumetric HV polarized backscatter performs best in KR, with training residual root mean-squared error (RMSE) of 30%–36% (27–33 t/ha) for airborne data and 38%–39% for simulated BIOMASS data. Airborne TomoSAR data suggest that both vertical and horizontal tomographic resolution are of importance and that it is possible to greatly reduce AGB retrieval bias when compared with airborne P-band SAR backscatter intensity-based retrievals. A lack of significant ground slopes in Remningstorp reduces the benefit of using TomoSAR data which performs similar to retrievals based solely on P-band SAR backscatter intensity. Numéro de notice : A2021-339 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1109/TGRS.2020.3020775 date de publication en ligne : 22/09/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1109/TGRS.2020.3020775 Format de la ressource électronique : URL Article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97570 [article]

Forest height estimation using a single-pass airborne L-band polarimetric and interferometric SAR system and tomographic techniques / Yue Huang in Remote sensing, Vol 13 n° 3 (February 2021)  

Public [article]  inRemote sensing > Vol 13 n° 3 (February 2021) . - n° 487 Titre : Forest height estimation using a single-pass airborne L-band polarimetric and interferometric SAR system and tomographic techniques Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Yue Huang, Auteur ; Qiaoping Zhang, Auteur ; Laurent Ferro-Famil, Auteur Année de publication : 2021 Article en page(s) : n° 487 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Traitement d'image radar et applications [Termes IGN] Alberta (Canada) [Termes IGN] bande L [Termes IGN] forêt boréale [Termes IGN] hauteur des arbres [Termes IGN] interféromètrie par radar à antenne synthétique [Termes IGN] inventaire forestier (techniques et méthodes) [Termes IGN] modèle numérique de surface [Termes IGN] modèle numérique de terrain [Termes IGN] polarimétrie radar [Termes IGN] surveillance forestière [Termes IGN] tomographie radar Résumé : (auteur) This paper addresses forest height estimation for boreal forests at the test site of Edson in Alberta, Canada, using dual-baseline PolInSAR dataset measured by Intermap’s single-pass system. This particular dataset is acquired by using both ping-pong and non-ping-pong modes, which permit forming a dual-baseline TomoSAR configuration, i.e., an extreme configuration for tomographic processing. A tomographic approach, based on polarimetric Capon and MUSIC estimators, is proposed to estimate the elevation of tree top and of underlying ground, and hence forest height is estimated. The resulting forest DTM and DSM over the test site are validated against LiDAR-derived estimates, demonstrating the undeniable capability of the single-pass L-band PolInSAR system for forest monitoring. Numéro de notice : A2021-200 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/IMAGERIE Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/rs13030487 date de publication en ligne : 30/01/2021 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/rs13030487 Format de la ressource électronique : url article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97153 [article]

Comparison of spatially and nonspatially explicit nonlinear mixed effects models for Norway spruce individual tree growth under single-tree selection / Simone Bianchi in Forests, vol 11 n° 12 (December 2020)  

Public [article]  inForests > vol 11 n° 12 (December 2020) . - n° 1338 Titre : Comparison of spatially and nonspatially explicit nonlinear mixed effects models for Norway spruce individual tree growth under single-tree selection Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Simone Bianchi, Auteur ; Mari Myllymäki, Auteur ; Jouni Siipilehto, Auteur ; Hannu Salminen, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2020 Article en page(s) : n° 1338 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] arbre (flore) [Termes IGN] croissance des arbres [Termes IGN] forêt boréale [Termes IGN] modèle de croissance végétale [Termes IGN] modèle non linéaire [Termes IGN] Picea abies [Vedettes matières IGN] Sylviculture Résumé : (auteur) Background and Objectives: Continuous cover forestry is of increasing importance, but operational forest growth models are still lacking. The debate is especially open if more complex spatial approaches would provide a worthwhile increase in accuracy. Our objective was to compare a nonspatial versus a spatial approach for individual Norway spruce tree growth models under single-tree selection cutting. Materials and Methods: We calibrated nonlinear mixed models using data from a long-term experiment in Finland (20 stands with 3538 individual trees for 10,238 growth measurements). We compared the use of nonspatial versus spatial predictors to describe the competitive pressure and its release after cutting. The models were compared in terms of Akaike Information Criteria (AIC), root mean square error (RMSE), and mean absolute bias (MAB), both with the training data and after cross-validation with a leave-one-out method at stand level. Results: Even though the spatial model had a lower AIC than the nonspatial model, RMSE and MAB of the two models were similar. Both models tended to underpredict growth for the highest observed values when the tree-level random effects were not used. After cross-validation, the aggregated predictions at stand level well represented the observations in both models. For most of the predictors, the use of values based on trees’ height rather than trees’ diameter improved the fit. After single-tree selection cutting, trees had a growth boost both in the first and second five-year period after cutting, however, with different predicted intensity in the two models. Conclusions: Under the research framework here considered, the spatial modeling approach was not more accurate than the nonspatial one. Regarding the single-tree selection cutting, an intervention regime spaced no more than 15 years apart seems necessary to sustain the individual tree growth. However, the model’s fixed effect parts were not able to capture the high growth of the few fastest-growing trees, and a proper estimation of site potential is needed for uneven-aged stands. Numéro de notice : A2020-578 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : FORET/MATHEMATIQUE Nature : Article DOI : 10.3390/f11121338 date de publication en ligne : 16/12/2020 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/f11121338 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=97034 [article]

The utility of fused airborne laser scanning and multispectral data for improved wind damage risk assessment over a managed forest landscape in Finland / Ranjith Gopalakrishnan in Annals of Forest Science [en ligne], vol 77 n° 4 (December 2020)  

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Analysis of the effect of climate warming on paludification processes: Will soil conditions limit the adaptation of Northern boreal forests to climate change? A synthesis / Ahmed Laamrani in Forests, vol 11 n°11 (November 2020)  

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Good things take time : Diversity effects on tree growth shift from negative to positive during stand development in boreal forests / Tommaso Jucker in Journal of ecology, vol 108 n° 6 (November 2020)  

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Boreal peatland forests: ditch network maintenance effort and water protection in a forest rotation framework / Jenny Miettinen in Canadian Journal of Forest Research, vol 50 n° 10 (October 2020)  

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Comparing features of single and multi-photon lidar in boreal forests / Xiaowei Yu in ISPRS Journal of photogrammetry and remote sensing, vol 168 (October 2020)  

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Increasing Cervidae populations have variable impacts on habitat suitability for threatened forest plant and lichen species / James D.M. Speed in Forest ecology and management, vol 473 ([01/10/2020])  

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Using machine learning to synthesize spatiotemporal data for modelling DBH-height and DBH-height-age relationships in boreal forests / Jiaxin Chen in Forest ecology and management, Vol 466 (15 June 2020)  

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Under-canopy UAV laser scanning for accurate forest field measurements / Eric Hyyppä in ISPRS Journal of photogrammetry and remote sensing, vol 164 (June 2020)  

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Size-class structure of the forests of Finland during 1921–2013: a recovery from centuries of exploitation, guided by forest policies / Helena M. Henttonen in European Journal of Forest Research, vol 139 n° 2 (April 2020)  

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Multi-century reconstruction suggests complex interactions of climate and human controls of forest fire activity in a Karelian boreal landscape, North-West Russia / N. Ryzhkova in Forest ecology and management, vol 459 (1 March 2020)  

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