Speaker
Mrs
Pascale Dubois-Fernandez
(ONERA)
Description
The first part of the AfriSAR campaign was conducted over sites in Gabon in July 2015 with the ONERA airborne system SETHI and the second part will be performed with the DLR airborne system F-SAR in February 2016. The main objective of this campaign is to collect data to support the development of the Earth Explorer candidate mission, Biomass. The following specific scientific questions still need to be addressed and the data collection strategy was constructed accordingly:
-Verify the BIOMASS geophysical inversion method over an african tropical forest, - extend the coverage in the 100t-300t/ha biomass range, -assess the P-Band SAR for deforestation and degradation, - map a large reference area, - assess the impact of seasonal changes on the inversion schemes.
This contribution will describe the selected test sites, followed by a summary on the radar instruments. The set of flight lines designed to optimize the coverage and the test cases within the constraints associated with the flight regulation over Gabon will then be detailed with flight geometry and radar modes.
The data acquired in July is being processed at ONERA. First results will be presented.
Primary author
Mrs
Pascale Dubois-Fernandez
(ONERA)
Co-author
Prof.
Irena Hajnsek
(University of Zurich)
