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Journal Articles Remote Sensing of Environment Year : 2018

Detection of windthrows and insect outbreaks by L-band SAR: A case study in the Bavarian Forest National Park

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Natural disturbances significantly influence forest ecosystem services and biodiversity. Accurate delineation and early detection of areas affected by wind and insect outbreaks are crucial for guiding management decisions. To this end, past studies relied mostly on passive sensors (e.g., optical), and active sensors (i.e., radar) were rarely used. This study used L-band space-borne synthetic aperture radar (SAR) within a change-detection framework to delineate forested areas affected by wind and insect disturbances. The results showed that changes in backscatter relate to damage caused by wind and insect outbreaks. Overall accuracies of 69-84% and 65-88% were obtained for delineation of areas affected by wind damage and insect outbreaks, respectively, depending on the acquisition date and environmental conditions. Areas susceptible to insect outbreaks or experiencing the initial outbreak phase (green) were detected with lower accuracies (64-74%). It is expected that L-band space-borne SAR data can be applied over larger areas and ecosystem types in the temperate and boreal regions to delineate and detect damaged areas.
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hal-03272357 , version 1 (28-06-2021)

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Mihai A Tanase, Cristina Aponte, Stéphane Mermoz, Alexandre Bouvet, Thuy Le Toan, et al.. Detection of windthrows and insect outbreaks by L-band SAR: A case study in the Bavarian Forest National Park. Remote Sensing of Environment, 2018, 209, pp.700-711. ⟨10.1016/j.rse.2018.03.009⟩. ⟨hal-03272357⟩
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