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Table 1 Remote sensing products used for AGB estimation at national scale

From: Estimation of forest aboveground biomass and uncertainties by integration of field measurements, airborne LiDAR, and SAR and optical satellite data in Mexico

Remote sensing product

Spatial resolution

Acquisition date

Layers

ALOS PALSAR

25 m

2007–2010

SAR backscatter: HH and HV polarization for 2007–2010

Landsat

30 m

2010–2012

Normalized Top-of-atmosphere (TOA) Reflectance: band 3 (red), Band 4 (NIR), Band 5 (SWIR), Band 7 (SWIR); NSVI; tree cover

SRTM DEM

30 m

2000

Altitude; slope