This online course will introduce the contributions of Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) remote sensing to the monitoring of Earth’s ecosystems. Learn how the weather-independence of SAR combined with its ability to penetrate into vegetation canopies make SAR an excellent information source to characterize vegetation structure, measure above-ground biomass, and analyse the change of vegetation long term and throughout the seasons.
✅ 4 weeks – 4–6 hours per week
✅ Self-paced – Progress at your own speed
✅ Free Limited Access Optional upgrade available.
On completion of this course, you should be able to:
✅ Intuitive understanding of SAR images and polarimetric SAR
✅ Understanding the role of wavelength and signal polarisation when applying SAR to the monitoring of ecosystems
✅ Use SAR data to map and monitor agriculture extent
✅ Apply SAR to map and assess forest degradation activities
✅ Techniques to measure above-ground forest biomass from spaceborne SAR observations.
