Sar algorithms for crop height estimation: The paddy-rice case study

Esra Erten, Onur Yuzugullu, Juan M. Lopez-Sanchez, Irena Hajnsek

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Abstract

This paper presents a study of the sensibility of the incoherent (electromagnetic backscattering model) and coherent (DInSAR and PolInSAR inversion) crop height estimation methods of SAR imaging. The methods were compared for paddy-rice crop height monitoring with a TanDEM-X dataset. For this, rice-cultivated agricultural fields located in Northern Turkey were selected. Intensive ground data collection during the cultivation period in 2015 was carried out. The accuracy analysis showed that the requirement of external (vegetation-free) DEM in DInSAR-based crop height estimation decreases its performance compared to the PolInSAR and backscattering inversion methods.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2016 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2016 - Proceedings
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages7117-7120
Number of pages4
ISBN (Electronic)9781509033324
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2016
Event36th IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2016 - Beijing, China
Duration: 10 Jul 201615 Jul 2016

Publication series

NameInternational Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
Volume2016-November

Conference

Conference36th IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2016
Country/TerritoryChina
CityBeijing
Period10/07/1615/07/16

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 IEEE.

Funding

This work has been supported by the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) under project 113Y446 and by EU FEDER under projects TEC2011-28201-C02-02 and TIN2014-55413-C2-2-p.

FundersFunder number
TUBITAK113Y446
Türkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Araştirma Kurumu
European Regional Development FundTEC2011-28201-C02-02

    Keywords

    • crop height
    • DInSAR
    • PolInSAR inversion
    • Radiative Transfer Theory
    • TanDEM-X

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