@article{fdi:010076172,
  title = {{I}n situ reference datasets from the {T}ropi{SAR} and {A}fri{SAR} campaigns in support of upcoming spaceborne biomass missions},
  author = {{L}abriere, {N}. and {T}ao, {S}. {L}. and {C}have, {J}. and {S}cipal, {K}. and {T}oan, {T}. {L}. and {A}bernethy, {K}. and {A}lonso, {A}. and {B}arbier, {N}icolas and {B}issiengou, {P}. and {C}asal, {T}. and {D}avies, {S}. {J}. and {F}erraz, {A}. and {H}erault, {B}. and {J}aouen, {G}. and {J}effery, {K}. {J}. and {K}enfack, {D}. and {K}orte, {L}. and {L}ewis, {S}. {L}. and {M}alhi, {Y}. and {M}emiaghe, {H}. {R}. and {P}oulsen, {J}. {R}. and {R}{\'e}jou-{M}{\'e}chain, {M}axime and {V}illard, {L}. and {V}incent, {G}r{\'e}goire and {W}hite, {L}. {J}. {T}. and {S}aatchi, {S}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}ropical forests are a key component of the global carbon cycle. {Y}et, there are still high uncertainties in forest carbon stock and flux estimates, notably because of their spatial and temporal variability across the tropics. {S}everal upcoming spaceborne missions have been designed to address this gap. {H}igh-quality ground data are essential for accurate calibration/validation so that spaceborne biomass missions can reach their full potential in reducing uncertainties regarding forest carbon stocks and fluxes. {T}he {BIOMASS} mission, a {P}-band {SAR} satellite from the {E}uropean {S}pace {A}gency ({ESA}), aims at improving carbon stock mapping and reducing uncertainty in the carbon fluxes from deforestation, forest degradation, and regrowth. {I}n situ activities in support of the {BIOMASS} mission were carried out in {F}rench {G}uiana and {G}abon during the {T}ropi{SAR} and {A}fri{SAR} campaigns. {D}uring these campaigns, airborne {P}-band {SAR}, forest inventory, and lidar data were collected over six study sites. {T}his paper describes the methods used for forest inventory and lidar data collection and analysis, and presents resulting plot estimates and aboveground biomass maps. {T}hese reference datasets along with intermediate products (e.g., canopy height models) can be accessed through {ESA}'s {F}orest {O}bservation {S}ystem and the {D}ryad data repository and will be useful for {BIOMASS} but also to other spaceborne biomass missions such as {GEDI}, {NISAR}, and {T}andem-{L} for calibration/validation purposes. {D}uring data quality control and analysis, prospects for reducing uncertainties have been identified, and this paper finishes with a series of recommendations for future tropical forest field campaigns to better serve the remote sensing community.},
  keywords = {{C}arbon ; ecology ; environmental monitoring ; remote sensing ; surface topography ; synthetic aperture radar ; vegetation ; {GUYANE} {FRANCAISE} ; {GABON}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{IEEE} {J}ournal of {S}elected {T}opics in {A}pplied {E}arth {O}bservations and {R}emote {S}ensing},
  volume = {11},
  numero = {10},
  pages = {3617--3627},
  ISSN = {1939-1404},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1109/jstars.2018.2851606},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010076172},
}