Identification of Bark Beetle Infestation in Part of Bohemian Forest using Sentinel-1 Time Series Insar

Continuous monitoring of forests by earth observation satellites has provided information on forest disturbance and aid in strategizing conservation measures. This study attempts to identify bark beetle insect infestation in the forest using time series Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) interferometric coherence. The analyses shows lower interferometric SAR coherence values for regions infested by bark beetle compared to the forest regions not infested.