Characteristics of Decomposition Powers of L-Band Multi-Polarimetric SAR in Assessing Tree Growth of Industrial Plantation Forests in the Tropics.docVIP

Remote Sens. 2012, 4, 3058-3077; doi:10.3390/rs4103058 OPEN ACCESS Remote Sensing ISSN 2072-4292 /journal/remotesensing Article Characteristics of Decomposition Powers of L-Band Multi-Polarimetric SAR in Assessing Tree Growth of Industrial Plantation Forests in the Tropics Shoko Kobayashi 1,*, Yoshiharu Omura 2, Kazadi Sanga-Ngoie 1, Ragil Widyorini 3, Shuichi Kawai 2, Bambang Supriadi 4 and Yoshio Yamaguchi 5 1 Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, 1-1 Jumonjibaru, Beppu, Oita 874-8577, Japan; E-Mail: sangank@apu.ac.jp 2 Research Institute for Sust