| Abstract | 第4-5页 |
| 摘要 | 第6-15页 |
| Chapter 1 Introduction | 第15-31页 |
| 1.1 Research Background, object and significance of the subject | 第15-17页 |
| 1.2 Current research status and analysis in China and Abroad | 第17-28页 |
| 1.2.1 Forest height inventories and remote sensing | 第17-20页 |
| 1.2.2 Forest height estimation from radar backscatter and coherence | 第20-22页 |
| 1.2.3 Forest height estimation from PolInSAR | 第22-28页 |
| 1.2.3.1 Development of forest height estimation using target decomposition technique for PolInSAR data | 第23-24页 |
| 1.2.3.2 Development of vegetation parameter inversion technique | 第24-28页 |
| 1.3 Thesis Organization and Contribution | 第28-31页 |
| Chapter 2 Fundamentals of Polarimetric Target Decomposition Techniques andPolInSAR | 第31-61页 |
| 2.1 Introduction | 第31页 |
| 2.2 Polarimetric characteristics of target | 第31-36页 |
| 2.2.1 Target scattering vector | 第33-35页 |
| 2.2.2 Coherence matrix and covariance matrix | 第35-36页 |
| 2.3 Polarimetric target decomposition | 第36-45页 |
| 2.3.1 Freeman-Durden three component decomposition | 第37-40页 |
| 2.3.2 Yamaguchi four component decomposition | 第40-42页 |
| 2.3.3 Freeman two component decomposition | 第42-43页 |
| 2.3.4 Multiple-component decomposition | 第43-45页 |
| 2.4 Radar interferometry | 第45-49页 |
| 2.5 Polarimetric interferometric SAR | 第49-54页 |
| 2.5.1 Formulation of polarimetric SAR interferometry | 第49-51页 |
| 2.5.2 Coherence optimization | 第51-52页 |
| 2.5.3 Relating coherence to physical structure parameter | 第52-54页 |
| 2.6 The random volume over ground model (RVoG) | 第54-59页 |
| 2.6.1 Modeling forest as a random volume over ground | 第54-58页 |
| 2.6.1.1 Uniform scattering profile in height | 第54-55页 |
| 2.6.1.2 Extincted scattering profile | 第55-57页 |
| 2.6.1.3 Uniform scattering profile with ground-volume over ground | 第57-58页 |
| 2.6.2 PolInSAR and RVoG model | 第58-59页 |
| 2.7 Chapter summary | 第59-61页 |
| Chapter 3 Accuracy Improvement of Forest Height Estimation from PolInSARImage using Hybrid Method | 第61-81页 |
| 3.1 Introduction | 第61-62页 |
| 3.2 Forest height estimation using three-stage inversion process | 第62-67页 |
| 3.3 Forest height estimation based on hybrid method | 第67-80页 |
| 3.3.1 Underlying ground topography phase estimation using total least squares line fit model | 第68-70页 |
| 3.3.2 ESPRIT algorithm | 第70-72页 |
| 3.3.3 Forest height estimation using hybrid method with compensate | 第72-75页 |
| 3.3.3.1 A hybrid method for forest height estimation | 第72-73页 |
| 3.3.3.2 Forest height estimation from coherence amplitude only | 第73-74页 |
| 3.3.3.3 Forest height estimation from proposed method | 第74-75页 |
| 3.3.4 Experimental results and discussion | 第75-80页 |
| 3.3.4.1 Simulated PolInSAR data | 第75-78页 |
| 3.3.4.2 Space borne PolInSAR data | 第78-80页 |
| 3.4 Chapter Summary | 第80-81页 |
| Chapter 4 Forest Height Estimation using Target Decomposition Techniques fromPolInSAR Image | 第81-117页 |
| 4.1 Introduction | 第81-82页 |
| 4.2 Forest height estimation from PolInSAR using adaptive model-baseddecomposition (AMBD) technique | 第82-98页 |
| 4.2.1 Elementary scattering mechanisms for PolInSAR data | 第83-88页 |
| 4.2.1.1 Single bounce scattering model | 第84-85页 |
| 4.2.1.2 Double bounce scattering model | 第85-87页 |
| 4.2.1.3 General volume scattering model | 第87-88页 |
| 4.2.2 Adaptive model based decomposition technique for forest height estimation | 第88-92页 |
| 4.2.3 Experimental Results and Discussion | 第92-98页 |
| 4.2.3.1 Simulated data | 第92-96页 |
| 4.2.3.2 Space borne PolInSAR data | 第96-98页 |
| 4.3 A General three-layer scattering model (GTLSM) for forest height estimation usingPolInSAR data | 第98-115页 |
| 4.3.1 General three-layer scattering model (GTLSM) | 第99-103页 |
| 4.3.2 Forest height estimation based on GTLSM | 第103-110页 |
| 4.3.2.1 Canopy phase estimation using adaptive model-based decomposition for PolInSAR data | 第103-106页 |
| 4.3.2.2 Underlying Ground Phase and Forest Height Estimation | 第106-110页 |
| 4.3.3 Experimental results and discussion | 第110-115页 |
| 4.3.3.1 Simulated data | 第110-112页 |
| 4.3.3.2 Space borne data | 第112-115页 |
| 4.4 Chapter summary | 第115-117页 |
| Chapter 5 Forest Height Estimation over Sloping Forest Areas | 第117-151页 |
| 5.1 Introduction | 第117-119页 |
| 5.2 A General Model-based Decomposition (GMBD) Technique for Forest HeightEstimation over Sloping Forest Area using PolInSAR Data | 第119-134页 |
| 5.2.1 General scattering model in sloping forest area | 第119-123页 |
| 5.2.1.1 Polarimetric interferometric coherence matrix over slope terrain | 第119-120页 |
| 5.2.1.2 Single bounce contribution from sloping surface | 第120-121页 |
| 5.2.1.3 Double bounce contribution from sloping surface | 第121-123页 |
| 5.2.1.4 General volume scattering model | 第123页 |
| 5.2.2 Forest height estimation over sloping forest area based on GMBD | 第123-127页 |
| 5.2.3 Experimental result and analysis | 第127-134页 |
| 5.2.3.1 Simulated PolInSAR data | 第127-129页 |
| 5.2.3.2 Spaceborne PolInSAR data | 第129-134页 |
| 5.3 A Modified Three-Layer Scattering Model for Forest Height Estimation overSloping Forest Area using PolInSAR Data | 第134-150页 |
| 5.3.1 Modified three-layer scattering model (MTLSM) | 第134-138页 |
| 5.3.2 Forest height estimation based on MTLSM | 第138-144页 |
| 5.3.2.1 Canopy phase estimation from PolInSAR data using the MAMD | 第138-141页 |
| 5.3.2.2 Parameters of ground and tree trunk layer estimated from single baseline PolInSAR data | 第141-144页 |
| 5.3.3 Experimental results and analysis | 第144-150页 |
| 5.3.3.1 Simulated PolInSAR data | 第144-145页 |
| 5.3.3.2 Spaceborne PolInSAR data | 第145-150页 |
| 5.4 Chapter Summary | 第150-151页 |
| Conclusion | 第151-154页 |
| 结论 | 第154-156页 |
| APPENDIX: Volume Scattering Contribution | 第156-160页 |
| References | 第160-174页 |
| List of Publications | 第174-177页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第177-178页 |
| Curriculum Vitae | 第178页 |
