System, method, and apparatus for remote measurement of terrestrial biomass

Johnson, Patrick W

Title: System, method, and apparatus for remote measurement of terrestrial biomass

Patent · Tue Apr 12 00:00:00 EDT 2011

OSTI ID:1016724

Johnson, Patrick W ^[1]

Jefferson, MD

A system, method, and/or apparatus for remote measurement of terrestrial biomass contained in vegetative elements, such as large tree boles or trunks present in an area of interest, are provided. The method includes providing an airborne VHF radar system in combination with a LiDAR system, overflying the area of interest while directing energy toward the area of interest, using the VHF radar system to collect backscatter data from the trees as a function of incidence angle and frequency, and determining a magnitude of the biomass from the backscatter data and data from the laser radar system for each radar resolution cell. A biomass map is generated showing the magnitude of the biomass of the vegetative elements as a function of location on the map by using each resolution cell as a unique location thereon. In certain preferred embodiments, a single frequency is used with a linear array antenna.

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Research Organization:: Zimmerman Associates, Inc. (Fairfax, VA)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: FG02-04ER84127

Assignee:: Zimmerman Associates, Inc. (Fairfax, VA)

Patent Number(s):: 7,924,210

Application Number:: US Patent Application 11/990,505

OSTI ID:: 1016724

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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