PALSAR PROJECT

Some case studies of the SAR data analysis are introduced. These case studies are the analysis results of PALSAR, other existing satellite and airborne SAR data.

Category	Theme
Environment	Estimation of forest biomass applying vegetation scattering model
	Generation of stem volume map based on an estimation formula
	Monitoring of diastrophism (subsidence) applying SAR data
	Classification of tree species in forest based on multi polarimetric SAR dataNew!
	Estimation of forest biomass with SAR backscattering correction imageNew!
Resource and geology	Geologic classification and interpretation of geologic structure based on polarimetric SAR data
	Geographical and geological analysis based on L-band SAR data (Sulawesi Island/Indonesia)
	Geographical and geological analysis based on L-band SAR data (Leyte Island /Philippine)
	Detection of oil slick based on SAR data
	Extraction of promising geological structure for exploration in basin based on PALSAR imageNew!
	Interpretation of geologic structural based on ASTER and PALSAR imagesNew!
	PALSAR / Lithostratigraphic classification based on Polarimetry mode dataNew!
	Extraction of deposit-related information by lineament analysis based on dual polarizations SAR dataNew!
Land use	Distinction of forests from grassland based on L-band SAR data
	Land cover classification based on polarimetric SAR interferometry data
	Estimation of land surface information using 4 polarization SAR dataNew!
Disaster prevention	Monitoring of diastrophism (volcanic activity) based on differential SAR interferometry
	Flood monitoring based on L-band SAR data
	Detection of diastrophism based on differential SAR interferometry (landslide)
	Monitoring of diastrophism based on differential SAR interferometry (earthquake)
	Detection of subsidence by applying differential SAR interferometry (mud volcano)New!
	Monitoring of broad diastrophism based on Interferometric SAR (Earthquake in Noto peninsula in 2007)New!