Crop monitoring with radar;
correlation between SAR polarimetric response and vegetation indices
by M. Haagsma
We showed that radar can provide valuable insight in crop development. There is a strong relationship between radar and the vegetation index NDVI, which is derived from visible and near infrared images. With radar we can fill the gaps present in visible and near infrared images due to cloud cover. It is shown that dual-polarized radars are evenly capable of monitoring crops as quad-polarized radars. For ESA's Sentinel-1 constellation (dual polarized) this shows great potential.
Student:
Marja Haagsma
Committee Supervisor: Dr. S. C. Steele-Dunne, TU DelftThesis committee:Prof. dr. ir. N. C. van de Giesen, TU DelftDr.ir. I. Iannini, TU Delft