Noise in SAR imagery was produced due to different backscatter responses from the objects in the earth's surface. This resulted in a grainy image, usually known as "salt and pepper" noise, which reduces the capability to identify an object from radar imagery. Therefore, speckle filtering was conducted to decrease this noise from SAR imagery. This study aims to assess the performance of different types of speckle filters, especially when used to construct forest aboveground biomass (AGB) model from Sentinel-1 data in Barru Regency, South Sulawesi. There were 4 filters used in this study i.e. Frost, Gamma-MAP, Median, and Refined Lee. AGB model was constructed by using dual-polarization C-band SAR of Sentinel-1 data and ground inventory plots. 23 plots were collected in the field and the allometric equation was used to calculate the biomass value of the field survey data then cross-validation models were generated by using biomass value and backscatter data from VV and VH polarization. Quality control was performed by comparing the coefficient of determination (R 2) of those filters. The result shows that Frost filter, especially on VH polarization was chosen as the best-fit model to estimate the AGB based on the higher value of R 2 (0.3464158) and RMSE (33.5231). The result demonstrated the Frost filter as the best filter for retaining and/or enhancing the backscatter signal in Sentinel-1 data to be used in vegetation biophysical modelling.
Pesisir Kabupaten Kabupaten Lombok Barat dan Kota Mataram merupakan wilayah rawan bencana dan perubahan garis pantai. Dalam 10 tahun terakhir telah terjadi abrasi sehingga pada tahun 2007 dibangun tanggul pemecah gelombang di sebagian pesisir Ampenan. Abrasi semakin parah terjadi pada dua tahun terkahir yaitu tahun 2017 dan 2018. Abrasi pantai terjadi di sepanjang Pantai Ampenan seperti di Kelurahan Bintaro sampai Mapak Indah (Radar Lombok, 2017). Penelitian bertujuan untuk memetakan garis pantai dan menganalisis perubahan garis pantai di sebagian pesisir Kabupaten Lombok Barat dan Kota Mataram. Data yang digunakan adalah data citra multitemporal yaitu citra Landsat 7 ETM+ tahun 2003 dan citra Landsat 8 OLI tahun 2018. Metode yang digunakan untuk memetakan garis pantai adalah transformasi indeks yaitu Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) dan filter highpass. Algoritma NDWI dapat digunakan untuk mengidentifikasi tubuh air. Transformasi NDWI pada penelitian digunakan untuk membedakan wilayah daratan dan perairan. Algoritma NDWI melibatkan band hijau dan band inframerah dekat yaitu dengan rumus NDWI = Green-NIR/Green+NIR. Pengujian model dilakukan dengan citra resolusi tinggi yaitu citra Planet dengan resolusi 3 meter. Output terdiri atas peta garis pantai tahun 2003 dan 2018 dengan skala 1: 125.000. Hasil pengujian peta garis pantai dengan citra resolusi tinggi menghasilkan nilai mean sebesar 14.972 m dengan standar deviasi sebesar 5.106 m. Perubahan garis pantai di sebagian pesisir Lombok Barat disebabkan karena adanya abrasi oleh kecepatan arus yang tinggi dan durasinya yang lama serta akresi yang disebabkan sedimentasi material dari 7 sungai di wilayah Ampenan Tengah, Ampenan Selatan, Loang Baloq, Labu Api, dan Gerung.
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