Mapping shrub biomass, Leaf Area Index and rainfall interception capacities in the Arctic tundra using L-band SAR

• Main Author: Chang, Qianyu
• Other Authors: Berg, Aaron
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: University of Guelph 2020
• Subjects: remote sensing; Arctic tundra; biomass; Leaf Area Index; rainfall interception; ALOS-2; Arctic; Northwest Territories; Valley Creek; Trail Valley Creek; Climate change; Dwarf birch; Tundra
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10214/21151

Regional-scale estimation of the shrub canopy cover in the Arctic tundra is essential to quantify their ecological and hydrological roles, especially with the recent shrub expansion driven by climate change. Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) data have been shown sensitive to vegetation canopy character...