Forest monitoring from space
using SAR data
TS. Lê Toàn Thủy
Centre d’Etudes Spatiales de la Biosphère
(CESBIO)
Toulouse, France
http://www.cesbio.ups-tlse.fr/index_us.htm
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Thuy Le Toan, 14th Conference on Science and Technology, Ho Chi Minh city, 30 Oct 2015
Why Synthetic Aperture Radars to
observe the world forests ?
Transmit and receive polarised waves
(here Horizontal and Vertical)
H
V
Penetrate into the forest cover
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Change in forest cover using ALOS-PALSAR
Forests in Việt Nam ~ 140.000 km2,
44,5% of the total area
Map of Forest Degradation and
Regrowth between 2007 and 2010
Degradation rate
(% /year)
Regrowth rate
(% / year)
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Vietnam Cambodia Lao
PDR
-1.09
-1.24
-0.89
0.82
0.49
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0.32
Change in forest biomass 2007-2010
Acacia plantation,
Hòa Bình
Rubber and coffeee
plantation, Gia Lai
0
Coffee plantation
Attapeu, Lao
100
in
Mg.ha-1
Rubber and fruit
tree plantation
Binh Duong
Rubber plantation,
Tay Ninh
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Change in forest biomass : 2007-2010
Rubber
Rubber
Se San 4 dam
0
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Rubber
100 t/ha
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Change in forest biomass at Sesan-4 dam
2007-2010
Sinh khối- 2007
Sinh khối- 2008
Sinh khối- 2009
Sinh khối- 2010
14°6′23.02″N
107°39′28.08″E
Sesan 4 dam
150 t/ha
0
BuiltBiomass
in 2009
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Monitoring forest logging using Sentinel1A data
Sentinel-1
σ0VH (dB)
Rubber plantation
Dau Tieng, Tay Ninh
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Existing satellite SAR systems can be used
to detect changes in forest cover
However, existing systems operating at wavelength
< 25 cm (L-band, C-band, X-band) cannot be used
to measure Above Ground Biomass exceeding
150 tons/ha because of saturation effect.
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How the Radars see the trees?
Pinus Nigra
X-band
= 3 cm
L-band
= 27 cm
P-band
= 70 cm
The P-band SAR data are sensitive to woody
above ground biomass
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VHF
>3m
The Biomass mission
Thuy Le Toan, CESBIO, Toulouse, France
&
The
Mission
Advisory
Thuy Le Toan,
14thBiomass
Conference on Science
and Technology,
Ho Chi MinhGroup
city, 30 Oct 2015
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Mission Overview
CO2
C
SUBJECT
Terrestrial carbon stock/carbon fluxes
by measurement of forest biomass
USER SEGMENT
Biomass
Mission
Elements
SPACE SEGMENT
Single Spacecraft
Mass: ~1200 kg
Power: ~1500 W
Payload: P-band SAR
GROUND SEGMENT
Flight Operations Segment
TT&C Station (Kiruna),
Flight Operation Control Centre (ESOC)
Payload Data Ground Segment
Science Data Acquisition Station (Kiruna)
Processing and Archiving Element (ESRIN)
Level-1 and Level-2 data
LAUNCHER
Vega
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ORBIT
Drifting sun-synchronous
Local time 06:00, 635-672 km,
Repeat cycle: 17 days (Baseline)
3-4 days (Option)
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The mission scientific objective: to reduce uncertainties in
the Global Carbon Cycle
Perturbation of the global carbon cycle caused by anthropogenic activities,
averaged globally for the decade 2004–2013 (GtCO2/yr)
Source: CDIAC; NOAA-ESRL; Le Quéré et al 2014; Global Carbon Budget 2014
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The mission scientific objective: to reduce uncertainties in
the Global Carbon Cycle
Perturbation of the global carbon cycle caused by anthropogenic activities,
averaged globally for the decade 2004–2013 (GtCO2/yr)
Source: CDIAC; NOAA-ESRL; Le Quéré et al 2014; Global Carbon Budget 2014
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Fate of Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions
(2004-2013 average)
32.4±1.6 GtCO2/yr
3.3±1.8 GtCO2/yr
91%
9%
15.8±0.4 GtCO2/yr
44%
+
?
26%
9.4±1.8 GtCO2/yr
Source: CDIAC; NOAA-ESRL; Houghton et al 2012; Giglio et al 2013; Le Quéré et al 2014; Global Carbon Budget 2014
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Fate of Anthropogenic CO2 Emissions
(2004-2013 average)
32.4±1.6 GtCO2/yr
3.3±1.8 GtCO2/yr
91%
9%
+
15.8±0.4 GtCO2/yr
44%
10.6±2.9 GtCO2/yr
29%
Calculated as the residual
of all other flux components
26%
9.4±1.8 GtCO2/yr
Source: CDIAC; NOAA-ESRL; Houghton et al 2012; Giglio et al 2013; Le Quéré et al 2014; Global Carbon Budget 2014
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The forests play a major role in the
terrestrial carbon cycle
Carbon sinks
Photosynthesis uptakes CO2 from the
atmosphere and store it under the form of
biomass
Carbon sources
The quantity of burned biomass is directly
linked to the amount of CO2 released
At global scale, there is a need to know the spatial distribution,
the quantity and dynamics of forest carbon sources and sinks
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Forest biomass is a key component in the
carbon cycle
1. Biomass is ~50% carbon
2. Forests hold 70–90% of
Earth’s above-ground
biomass, with the majority of
forest biomass located within
the Tropics
3. Forest biomass is very poorly
known and is a major source
of uncertainty in carbon flux
estimation.
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Biomass = dry weight of
woody matter + leaves
(tons/hectare)
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Biomass product requirements
Forest biomass
Forest
height
Disturbances
Above-ground biomass
(tons / hectare)
Upper canopy height
(meter)
Areas of forest clearing
(hectare)
• 200 m resolution
• 1 map every 6 months for 4
years
• global coverage of forested
areas
• accuracy of 20%, or 10 t ha–1
for biomass < 50 t ha–1
• 200 m resolution
• 1 map every 6 months for
4 years
• global coverage of forested
areas
• accuracy of 20-30%
• 50 m resolution
• 1 map every 6 months for
4 years
• global coverage of forested
areas
• 90% classification accuracy
Urgently required for IPCC, UNFCCC, REDD, national forest planning
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P-band SAR for biomass retrieval :
Physical background
Radar backscatter intensity increases with above ground
biomass until attenuation becomes significant
SAR backscatter (dB)
Model simulation
P-band
L-band
Biomass (ton/ha)
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P-band SAR measures biomass and
quantifies landscape dynamics
P-band SAR image (HH, VV, HV)
Yellowstone Park, 2003
HV Backscatter
-12dB
-19dB
60-80 years after burn
15 years after burn
-27dB
A week after burn
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Biomass
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