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Possibilities of Determining Quantitative and Qualitative Characteristics of Mixed Forest Stands Using Sentinel-1 Imagery

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This paper presents studies on using Sentinel-1 imagery data to determine the attributes of mixed forest stands. The fieldwork is carried out in Kostroma, Vologda, and Arkhangelsk oblasts and the Udmurt Republic. The study reveals that quantitative and qualitative forest characteristics correlate with radar survey parameters; the value of this correlation is identified. The results make it possible to zone a study area according to the standing volume and forest density.

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  1. All-Russian Research Institute for Silviculture and Mechanization of Forestry, Pushkino, Russia

    V. M. Sidorenkov, D. O. Astapov & I. S. Achikolova

  2. Federal Forestry Agency, Moscow, Russia

    V. N. Kositsyn

  3. Russian Space Systems, Moscow, Russia

    L. A. Badak

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Sidorenkov, V.M., Kositsyn, V.N., Badak, L.A. et al. Possibilities of Determining Quantitative and Qualitative Characteristics of Mixed Forest Stands Using Sentinel-1 Imagery. Izv. Atmos. Ocean. Phys. 59, 1126–1136 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0001433823090190

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