Biomass Estimation of Boreal Forests Using Single-Pass Polarimetric SAR Tomography at L-band

This paper addresses forest heights and biomass estimation by applying single-pass polarimetric SAR tomography to PolInSAR data acquired by Intermap's L-Band SAR system. For the purpose of biomass estimation, the feasibility of this special single-pass tomographic configuration is demonstrated over boreal forests at the test site of Edson in Alberta, Canada. The estimated ground topography and tree top heights have been validated against LiDAR data[1]. The corresponding allometric model is calculated from the in-situ data provided by West Fraser Mills Ltd forest company and the biomass over our test sites is estimated via this allometic model.