Mapeamento dos parâmetros florísticos e estruturais de floresta de mangue com dados LIDAR e SRTM

Abstract

This study estimated the floristic and structural parameters (height, diameter at breast height - DBH and biomass) of mangrove from remote sensing data Laser Detection and Range (LIDAR), Shuttle Radar Topography Mission SRTM and orthophoto on Guarás Island, located 30 km from the mouth of the Amazon River. It was used data from LIDAR, SRTM and ortophotos during overflights. With the orthophoto data it was produced a map of Geobotanic units including only the mangrove area. It was performed the orthometric height correction and the point clouds was interpolated by nearest neighbor Technique, generating Digital Elevation Model (DEM) LIDAR (full points) with RMSE of 0.88 cm and using a computer language it was statistically separated the information of the last pulse of the surface as known as ground points. Thus data was interpolated by kriging method which was subsequently subtracted from the DEM. With Digital Model Height (DMV) values it was defined and selected the study sites and it was measured the trees in three categories: upside, intermediate and emerging trees. Than it was measured DBH and height in these places. 212 samples were collected and it was calculated the RMSE between the heights of the LIDAR and field, that resulted in a RMSE of 1.10 m. The chosen model to cross the information of LIDAR and field was the linear model whit R 2 = 91% and RMSE = 0.98 cm and for DBH and height field it was chosen the logarithmic model with R 2 = 74.1%. In the results of calibration of SRTM data the logarithmic model was also the most appropriate, in the relation of average height with SRTM there was a R 2 = 91% and RMSE of 2.2 m and to avarage DAP with SRTM the R 2 value was 88% and RMSE of 2.2 cm. With an inventory, biomass per specie data was estimated from field and it was produced maps of biomass per species from LIDAR, corrected SRTM and ortophotos.