Authors:
Hamdan Omar, Norsheilla Johan Chuah, Ismail Parlan, Abd Rahman Kassim and Samsudin Musa
Book:
Proceedings of the 15th International Peat Congress
Venue:
Kuching
Keywords:
aboveground-biomass, peat-ecosystem, remote-sensing
Documentfile:
ipc16p179-184a177omarchuah.etal_.pdf
Summary:
SUMMARY
Aboveground biomass (AGB) is one of the key parameters important for carbon accounting in a forest ecosystem. However, estimating this parameter by using remote sensing approach has been challenging as it is constrained by various limitations, especially in tropical region. Spaceborne optical and radar systems have the potential in obtaining AGB reliable estimates but several issues such as cloud cover, dense and complex stand structure, and saturation of signals at certain biomass level still remain unanswered. Peat swamp forest, one of the forest types in Malaysia, is centric as it known to store a large amount of biomass carbon and plays a significant