Research Article

Impact of Topography and Tidal Height on ALOS PALSAR Polarimetric Measurements to Estimate Aboveground Biomass of Mangrove Forest in Indonesia

Table 2

Characteristics of topography, impact of tidal height on % area, and averages estimation of AGB mangroves forest in Indonesia.

SiteLocation of mangrove zonesAverage level of topographyImpact of tidal height Averages AGB estimation
(meters)(on % area)(ton/ha)

aLangsa Aceh2.2 ± 5.4951.57–20.65
bBengkalis Riau4.9 ± 1.94026.08
cIndragiri hilir Riau6.8 ± 4.7414.64
dBanyuasin South Sumatera16.8 ± 4.9426.68
ePontianak West Kalimantan10.2 ± 3.3418.76
fKota Baru South Kalimantan9.5 ± 5.9662.57
gKutai Kartanegara East Kalimantan9.6 ± 4.8647.59
hBerau East Kalimantan15.0 ± 5.4431.38
iNunukan East Kalimantan14.5 ± 3.4432.51
jSubang West Java3.0 ± 1.8950.83–4.38
kCilacap Central Java2.9 ± 2.1901.70–19.36
lBadung Bali3.1 ± 2.0733.47–85.56
mBombana South Sulawesi8.8 ± 4.41824.92
nMuna South Sulawesi10.6 ± 3.81077.78
oSorong Papua13.4 ± 4.5585.76
pTeluk Bintuni Papua19.9 ± 11.2617.79
qTeluk Bintuni Papua18.7 ± 8.3423.30
rWaropen Papua19.3 ± 4.3257.79
sAsmat Papua14.8 ± 3.5223.30
tMerauke Papua11.7 ± 3.423.97