Estimating canola phenology using synthetic aperture radar

H McNairn, X Jiao, A Pacheco, A Sinha, W Tan… - Remote sensing of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Prolonged periods of wet soil conditions, when present during critical crop development
stages, can significantly elevate the risk of some crop diseases. Wet soils in fields of …

Tracking crop phenological development using multi-temporal polarimetric Radarsat-2 data

F Canisius, J Shang, J Liu, X Huang, B Ma… - Remote Sensing of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Information on crop phenological development stages such as emergence,
flowering, fruiting, maturing and senescence is essential for crop production surveillance …

Automatic canola mapping using time series of sentinel 2 images

D Ashourloo, HS Shahrabi, M Azadbakht… - ISPRS Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Different techniques utilized for mapping various crops are mainly based on using training
dataset. But, due to difficulties of access to a well-represented training data, development of …

[HTML][HTML] Crop monitoring and classification using polarimetric RADARSAT-2 time-series data across growing season: A case study in southwestern Ontario, Canada

Q Xie, K Lai, J Wang, JM Lopez-Sanchez, J Shang… - Remote Sensing, 2021 - mdpi.com
Multitemporal polarimetric synthetic aperture radar (PolSAR) has proven as a very effective
technique in agricultural monitoring and crop classification. This study presents a …

RADARSAT-2 polarimetric SAR response to crop biomass for agricultural production monitoring

G Wiseman, H McNairn, S Homayouni… - IEEE Journal of …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Agricultural production monitoring plays a key role in a variety of economic and
environmental practices including crop yield forecasting, identifying risk of disease and …

Crop phenology retrieval via polarimetric SAR decomposition and Random Forest algorithm

H Wang, R Magagi, K Goïta, M Trudel… - Remote Sensing of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Knowledge of crop phenology assists in making agricultural decisions such as
appropriate irrigation and fertilization applications in order to optimize crop yield. The …

[HTML][HTML] Detecting winter canola (Brassica napus) phenological stages using an improved shape-model method based on time-series UAV spectral data

C Zhang, Z Xie, J Shang, J Liu, T Dong, M Tang… - The Crop Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Accurate information about phenological stages is essential for canola field management
practices such as irrigation, fertilization, and harvesting. Previous studies in canola …

Multiyear crop monitoring using polarimetric RADARSAT-2 data

C Liu, J Shang, PW Vachon… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper studies the feasibility of monitoring crop growth based on a trend analysis of
three elementary radar scattering mechanisms using three consecutive years (2008–2010) …

[HTML][HTML] Mid-season crop classification using dual-, compact-, and full-polarization in preparation for the Radarsat Constellation Mission (RCM)

M Mahdianpari, F Mohammadimanesh, H McNairn… - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
Despite recent research on the potential of dual-(DP) and full-polarimetry (FP) Synthetic
Aperture Radar (SAR) data for crop mapping, the capability of compact polarimetry (CP) …

[PDF][PDF] The potential of RADARSAT-2 for crop mapping and assessing crop condition

H McNairn, JJ Van der Sanden, RJ Brown… - Proceedings of the …, 2000 - geogratis.gc.ca
Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) research over the last two decades has confirmed that
microwaves are sensitive to both soils and crop characteristics. Results using multi-temporal …