On the potential of Polarimetric SAR Interferometry to characterize the biomass, moisture and structure of agricultural crops at L-, C- and X-Bands

Overall, these results indicate the sensitivity of the Pol-InSAR parameters to canopy structure and biomass; this sensitivity is however dependent, amongst others, on crop type and radar frequency. When choosing an appropriate baseline/frequency configuration, the Pol-InSAR attenuation loss and NVP may complement the information of the estimated crop height, especially if the latter shows very little variation over the plant growth cycle (e.g. as for wheat).