Astronomy & Space Sciences
Title : | Use of multi parametric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and/or SAR Polarimetry, SAR Tomography and SAR Interferometry in Forestry and Ecology with special emphasis on FORESTRY: Forest species discrimination in mixed forest scenario and forest biophysical parameters retrieval |
Area of Research : | Astronomy & Space Sciences |
Focus Area : | Radar Remote Sensing , SAR |
Principal Investigator : | Dr. Unmesh Khati, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Astronomy Astrophysics and Space Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Indore, Madhya Pradesh |
Co-PI: | Dr. Hari Shanker, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, ISRO, Dehradun, Uttarakhand |
Contact info : | unmesh.khati@iiti.ac.in |
Timeline Start Year : | 2023 |
Total Budget (INR): | 25,46,575 |
Details
Executive Summary : | The project aims to develop algorithms for above ground biomass estimation using time -series backscatter and coherence datasets and to identify Potential of techniques to relate tomographic SAR products to forest biomass. Further, it is planned to develop algorithms for deforestation detection using time series SAR data and their limitations and generate Forest type classification framework using multi-parametric SAR data. Understanding the impact of terrain slopes on Forest AGB retreival accuracy will also be attempted. |
Equipments : | Workstation |
Achievements : | The project being undertaken by ISRO in collaboration with academia is directly or indirectly beneficial to the society. |
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