Borealscat-2: backscatter measurements of forest water dynamics

Abstract

This paper describes time-series backscatter measurements using BorealScat-2, which is a multi-polarization, multi-frequency tomographic radar. It is installed on a 50-m tower at a boreal forest site in northern Sweden. We describe the system and show measurements related to forest water dynamics during summer conditions. The measurements include data at P-, UHF- and L-band. Results show periodic diurnal variations for all frequency bands but with different phases and amplitudes depending on frequency band and polarization. The results indicate the potential of estimating forest water dynamics from radar data.

Keywords

Radar; tomography; forest; boreal

Published in

IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium proceedings
2024, pages: 2332-2335
Title: IGARSS 2024 - 2024 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium : proceedings : 7-12 July, 2024 Athens, Greece
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.

Conference

IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), JUL 07-12, 2024, Athens, GREECE

SLU Authors

• Persson, Henrik

  • Department of Forest Resource Management, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
    

UKÄ Subject classification

Earth Observation
Oceanography, Hydrology, Water Resources

Publication identifier

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS53475.2024.10642923
• ISBN: 979-8-3503-6032-5
• eISBN: 979-8-3503-6032-5

Permanent link to this page (URI)

https://res.slu.se/id/publ/139743