Remote sensing of high-latitude wetlands using polarized wide-angle imagery

Guillaume Perry; Joel Stearn; Vern C. Vanderbilt; Susan L. Ustin; Martha C. Diaz Barrios; Leslie A. Morrissey; Gerald P. Livingston; Francois-Marie Breon; Sophie Bouffies; Marc Leroy; Maurice Herman; Jean-Yves Balois

doi:10.1117/12.283872

3 October 1997 Remote sensing of high-latitude wetlands using polarized wide-angle imagery

Guillaume Perry, Joel Stearn, Vern C. Vanderbilt, Susan L. Ustin, Martha C. Diaz Barrios, Leslie A. Morrissey, Gerald P. Livingston, Francois-Marie Breon, Sophie Bouffies, Marc Leroy, Maurice Herman, Jean-Yves Balois

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Proceedings Volume 3121, Polarization: Measurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283872
Event: Optical Science, Engineering and Instrumentation '97, 1997, San Diego, CA, United States

Abstract

Representing the areal extent of circumpolar wetlands is a critical step to quantifying the emission of methane, an important greenhouse gas. Present estimates of the areal extent of these wetlands differ nearly seven fold, implying large uncertainties exist in the prediction of circumpolar methane emission rates. Our objective is to use multi- directional and polarization measurement provided by the French POLDER sensor to improve this estimate. The results show that wetlands can be detected, classified and their area quantified using the unique, highly polarized angular signature of the sunglint measured over their water surfaces.

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Guillaume Perry, Joel Stearn, Vern C. Vanderbilt, Susan L. Ustin, Martha C. Diaz Barrios, Leslie A. Morrissey, Gerald P. Livingston, Francois-Marie Breon, Sophie Bouffies, Marc Leroy, Maurice Herman, and Jean-Yves Balois "Remote sensing of high-latitude wetlands using polarized wide-angle imagery", Proc. SPIE 3121, Polarization: Measurement, Analysis, and Remote Sensing, (3 October 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.283872

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