Capability of C-Band SAR for Operational Wetland Monitoring at High Latitudes

• Published in: Remote Sensing
• Main Authors: Julia Reschke, Annett Bartsch, Stefan Schlaffer, Dmitry Schepaschenko
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Molecular Diversity Preservation International 2012
• Subjects: synthetic aperture radar; C-band; wetland; dynamics; Asar; permafrost; Tundra; Siberia
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/rs4102923

Wetlands store large amounts of carbon, and depending on their status and type, they release specific amounts of methane gas to the atmosphere. The connection between wetland type and methane emission has been investigated in various studies and utilized in climate change monitoring and modelling. F...