Synthetic aperture radar sensitivity to forest changes: A simulations-based study for the Romanian forests.

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2019
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Abstract
Natural and anthropogenic disturbances pose a significant threat to forest condition. Continuous, reliable and accurate forest monitoring systems are needed to provide early warning of potential declines in forest condition. To address that need, state-of-the-art simulations models were used to evaluate the utility of C-, L- and P-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) sensors within an integrated Earth-Observation monitoring system for beech, oak and coniferous forests in Romania. The electromagnetic simulations showed differentiated sensitivity to vegetation water content, leaf area index, and forest disturbance depending on SAR wavelength and forest structure. C-band data was largely influenced by foliage volume and therefore may be useful for monitoring defoliation. Changes in water content modulated the C-band signal by <1 dB which may be insufficient for a meaningful retrieval of drought effects on forest. C-band sensitivity to significant clear-cuts was rather low (1.5 dB). More subtle effects such as selective logging or thinning may not be easily detected using C- or L-band data with the longer P-band needed for retrieving small intensity forest disturbances. Overall, the simulations emphasize that additional effort is needed to overcome current limitations arising from the use of a single frequency, acquisition time and geometry by tapping the advantages of dense time series, and by combining acquisitions from active and passive sensors. The simulation results may be applicable to forests outside of Romania since the forests types used in the study have similar morphological characteristics to forests elsewhere in Europe.
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Authors Tanase, Mihai A;Villard, Ludovic;Pitar, Diana;Apostol, Bogdan;Petrila, Marius;Chivulescu, Serban;Leca, Stefan;Borlaf-Mena, Ignacio;Pascu, Ionut-Silviu;Dobre, Alexandru-Claudiu;Pitar, Daniel;Guiman, Gheorghe;Lorent, Adrian;Anghelus, Cristian;Ciceu, Albert;Nedea, Gabriel;Stanculeanu, Raducu;Popescu, Flaviu;Aponte, Cristina;Badea, Ovidiu;
Journal The Science of the total environment
Year 2019
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S0048-9697(19)33067-0
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