Details of Award
NERC Reference : NER/M/S/2003/00091
Understanding the decorrelating effects of wind motion on InSAR imagery of forestry.
Grant Award
- Principal Investigator:
- Professor K Morrison, Cranfield University, Dept of Aerospace, Power & Sensors
- Grant held at:
- Cranfield University, Dept of Aerospace, Power & Sensors
- Science Area:
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Terrestrial
- ENRIs:
- Natural Resource Management
- Global Change
- Science Topics:
- Earth Resources
- Technol. for Environ. Appl.
- Climate & Climate Change
- Abstract:
- SAR interferometry (InSAR) provides a powerful technique for the measurement of forest canopy parameters, including tree-height, and is potentially one of the most powerful methods for the large scale biomass inventories of forests. The quality of the derived estimates are essentially determined by the coherence between the interferometric image pairs, and as such it is important to understand the processes that determine the interferometric coherence. One of the most important environmental influences on coherence is the decorrelating effect of wind motion. This work proposes a field-based study to understand tree motion in wind, and the effects of windblown vegetation on the degree of coherence. The use of coherence will also be investigated as a potential source of additional information.
- NERC Reference:
- NER/M/S/2003/00091
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- New Investigators Pre FEC
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- New Investigators
This grant award has a total value of £47,885
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - T&S | Total - Other Costs | Total - Equipment |
|---|---|---|
| £3,999 | £13,337 | £30,550 |
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