Measurement of paddock scale pasture biomass using synthetic aperture radar remote sensing

为了保持畜牧业生产的长期可行性，生产者和土地管理者需要获得定期、及时和准确的牧场生物量估计。雷达遥感有能力在围场、农场和集水区范围内及时提供这一信息，以协助可持续牧场和牲畜管理的战术和战略决策。在农场一级进行的经济分析表明，通过增加对所种植牧草的利用，农场利润有可能翻一番。除了社会经济效益外，鉴于澳大利亚目前的干旱和全球气候变化，可持续土地管理的环境效益也是至关重要的。

To maintain the long-term viability of livestock production, producers and land managers need access to regular, timely and accurate estimates of pasture biomass. Radar remote sensing has the capacity to consistently provide this information at the paddock, farm and catchment scale in a timely manner to assist in tactical and strategic decision making for sustainable pasture and livestock management. Economic analyses undertaken at the farm level have revealed the potential to double farm profit by increasing the utilization of pasture grown. In addition to the socio-economic benefits, the environmental benefits of sustainable land management are paramount in light of the current drought in Australia and the global climate change.