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Rapid Evaluation and Validation Method of Above Ground Forest Biomass Estimation Using Optical Remote Sensing in Tundi Reserved Forest Area, India
Department of Remote Sensing, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand 835 215, India.
Department of Remote Sensing, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi, Jharkhand 835 215, India.
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Geosciences and Environmental Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1629-2920
Luleå University of Technology, Department of Civil, Environmental and Natural Resources Engineering, Geosciences and Environmental Engineering.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-7271-9570
2021 (English)In: ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, ISSN 2220-9964, Vol. 10, no 1, article id 29Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Optical remote sensing data are freely available on a global scale. However, the satellite image processing and analysis for quick, accurate, and precise forest above ground biomass (AGB) evaluation are still challenging and difficult. This paper is aimed to develop a novel method for precise, accurate, and quick evaluation of the forest AGB from optical remote sensing data. Typically, the ground forest AGB was calculated using an empirical model from ground data for biophysical parameters such as tree density, height, and diameter at breast height (DBH) collected from the field at different elevation strata. The ground fraction of vegetation cover (FVC) in each ground sample location was calculated. Then, the fraction of vegetation cover (FVC) from optical remote sensing imagery was calculated. In the first stage of method implementation, the relation model between the ground FVC and ground forest AGB was developed. In the second stage, the relational model was established between image FVC and ground FVC. Finally, both models were fused to derive the relational model between image FVC and forest AGB. The validation of the developed method was demonstrated utilizing Sentinel-2 imagery as test data and the Tundi reserved forest area located in the Dhanbad district of Jharkhand state in eastern India was used as the test site. The result from the developed model was ground validated and also compared with the result from a previously developed crown projected area (CPA)-based forest AGB estimation approach. The results from the developed approach demonstrated superior capabilities in precision compared to the CPA-based method. The average forest AGB estimation of the test site obtained by this approach revealed 463 tons per hectare, which matches the previous estimate from this test site.

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MDPI, 2021. Vol. 10, no 1, article id 29
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Sentinel-2, regression modeling, fraction of vegetation cover, forest AGB
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Geophysics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-82863DOI: 10.3390/ijgi10010029ISI: 000610247500001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85105334426OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ltu-82863DiVA, id: diva2:1527475
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Validerad;2021;Nivå 2;2021-02-11 (alebob)

Available from: 2021-02-11 Created: 2021-02-11 Last updated: 2021-05-24Bibliographically approved

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