Relationship between green leaf biomass volumetric density and ERS-2 SAR backscatter of four vegetation formations in the semi-arid zone of Israel

T. Svoray; M. Shoshany; P. J. Curran; G. M. Foody; A. Perevolotsky

doi:10.1080/01431160116869

Relationship between green leaf biomass volumetric density and ERS-2 SAR backscatter of four vegetation formations in the semi-arid zone of Israel

T. Svoray, M. Shoshany, P. J. Curran, G. M. Foody, A. Perevolotsky

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Relationships between ERS-2 SAR backscatter and the biophysical properties of four Mediterranean vegetation formations (forest, shrubs, dwarf shrubs and herbaceous vegetation) were assessed. Low correlation was found between ERS-2 SAR backscatter and both aboveground biomass and LAI. However, significantly higher correlation (r =0.92) was found between ERS-2 SAR backscatter and a new index of Green leaf biomass Volumetric Density (GVD). These results stress the dominant influence of leaves in the uppermost part of the vegetation layer on ERS-2 SAR backscatter.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1601-1607
Number of pages	7
Journal	International Journal of Remote Sensing
Volume	22
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/01431160116869
State	Published - 1 Jan 2001
Externally published	Yes

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Relationship between green leaf biomass volumetric density and ERS-2 SAR backscatter of four vegetation formations in the semi-arid zone of Israel

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