| Title | Case studies demonstrating the hydrological applications of C-band multipolarized and polarimetric SAR |
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| Author | Sokol, J; McNairn, H; Pultz, T J |
| Source | Canadian Journal of Remote Sensing vol. 30, no. 3, 2004 p. 470-483, https://doi.org/10.5589/m03-073 |
| Year | 2004 |
| Alt Series | Earth Sciences Sector, Contribution Series 20043165 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Document | serial |
| Lang. | English |
| Media | paper; on-line; digital |
| File format | pdf |
| Subjects | geophysics; hydrogeology; remote sensing; water quality; hydrologic environment; synthetic aperture radar surveys (SAR) |
| Released | 2014 06 02 |
| Abstract | Mapping and monitoring water quantity and quality is an important activity for resource management. Many applications such as agriculture, flood forecasting, urban development, and wetland conservation
require routine monitoring of hydrological parameters. As hydrological resources are dynamic, timely information is essential for the accuracy required in these applications. The increased repeat time and larger spatial coverage of remote sensing
techniques, give water resource managers up to date information over their areas of interest. Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) has been successfully utilized to monitor hydrological parameters due to the sensitivity to moisture. Polarimetric SAR
systems provide many dimensions of information as polarization images can be synthesised from the phase information. The Canada Centre for Remote Sensing has been involved with numerous research projects aimed at developing SAR techniques for
monitoring hydrological resources. Four main hydrological applications are discussed: soil moisture, snow, wetlands, and flooding. |
| GEOSCAN ID | 219967 |
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