The results obtained in the retrieval of forest stem volume (forest biomass) and soil moisture using multi-temporal ERS-1 SAR data are presented. A novel inversion method for interpreting the ERS-1 SAR data is employed. The method is tested in conditions of Finland. The inversion technique is based on the use of (1) multi-temporal ERS-1 SAR data, (2) reference sample plot information and (3) a semi-empirical forest backscattering model. It is shown that multi-temporal ERS-1 SAR images can be successfully used for estimating the forest stem volume. The effect of soil moisture has been analyzed using hydrological soil moisture model-based results as a reference. The results indicate that the soil moisture of a forest area can be determined from an ERS-1 image.
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Pulliainen, J., Mikkela, P., Hallikainen, M., & Tomppo, E. (1995). Estimation of forest biomass and soil moisture in Boreal forests employing ERS-1 SAR data. In International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS) (Vol. 3, pp. 2035–2037). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/igarss.1995.524101
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