Abstract

The objective of this work is to assess the retrieval of above ground biomass (ABG) of wheat fields from dual polarized X- and C-band SAR data. A linear regression between the ratio of cross- and co-polarized backscatter (i.e. PQ/PP) and AGB measured during three past (i.e. the TerraSARSIM'03, AgriSAR'06, COSMOLAND'10-11) and one ongoing campaign over the Apulian Tavoliere has been sought and then validated. Results indicate that both at C- and X-band AGB is well correlated with the PQ/PP ratio up to a AGB value of approximately 3 kg/m2; the estimated AGB error is approximately 0.6 kg/m2. Based on the obtained regression functions, AGB maps of the Apulian Tavoliere have been derived from COSMO-SkyMed Ping Pong and Sentinel-1A IW images. The relationship between the bserved AGB spatial patterns are in agreement with the spatial distribution of soil fertility and, with some exceptions due to late drought conditions, with wheat grain yield productivity.

Autore Pugliese

• Balenzano Anna , Mattia Francesco , Satalino Giuseppe

Tutti gli autori

• G. Satalino ; A. Balenzano ; F. Mattia ; M. Rinaldi ;C. Maddaluno ; G. Annicchiarico

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2015

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978-1-4799-7929-5

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