By: Lola Suarez Barranco
Abstract:
River floodplains are heterogeneous areas with high biodiversity and natural value. Nevertheless, they are restrained by the river management. Biomass mapping is needed for ecological monitoring as well as input for the river management to assess hydraulic resistance of the vegetation against flooding.
This case study has as aim to assess the possibilities of biomass mapping in the floodplain area Millingerwaard (The Netherlands). To achieve that, statistical methods using vegetation indices and radiative transfer modelling inversion (Prospect-Sail coupled model) is applied.