Forest Height Estimation Using Adaptive Decomposition Method of Polinsar Data

In this paper, we present an approach to retrieve forest height using an adaptive scattering model decomposition technique with PolInSAR data. This method combines the adaptive scattering model decomposition technique and the coherence amplitude method. This procedure enables the retrieval not only of the vegetation parameters but also of the magnitude associated with each mechanism. To test the performance of the proposed method ESAR PolInSAR L band data of Oberpfaffenhofen, in Germany is used to show the accuracy of the forest height estimation.