Project goals

The main objective of the REM-FOR project is to find the most appropriate method for forest health monitoring by remote sensing at the national scale. The project will try to estimate leaf area index (LAI) and forest damage with a range of remote sensing data and methods. The project shall compare and rank the various types of remote sensing data, and various methods, according to their ability to detect forest damage and estimate LAI. The project shall also evaluate the ability of the methods for early detection.

Sub-objectives (performed by NR):

• Develope a model for defoiliation and LAI based on C-band SAR.
• Develope a model for defoiliation and LAI based on imaging spectrometer data.

For more information contact: Arnt-Børre Salberg

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