BOREAS RSS-15 SIR-C and TM Biomass and Landcover Maps of the NSA and SSA

The RSS-15 team conducted an investigation using SIR-C , X-SAR and Landsat TM data for estimating total above-ground dry biomass for the SSA and NSA modeling grids and component biomass for the SSA. Relationships of backscatter to total biomass and total biomass to foliage, branch, and bole biomass were used to estimate biomass density across the landscape.

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citation Ranson, K.J., R. Lang, and G. Sun. 1999. BOREAS RSS-15 SIR-C and TM Biomass and Landcover Maps of the NSA and SSA. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. http://dx.doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/483
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notes The RSS-15 team conducted an investigation using SIR-C , X-SAR and Landsat TM data for estimating total above-ground dry biomass for the SSA and NSA modeling grids and component biomass for the SSA. Relationships of backscatter to total biomass and total biomass to foliage, branch, and bole biomass were used to estimate biomass density across the landscape.
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title BOREAS RSS-15 SIR-C and TM Biomass and Landcover Maps of the NSA and SSA