Use of COSMO-SkyMed constellation for monitoring the post-fire vegetation regrowth: The Capo Figari case study

Author

Avezzano, R.G. ; Laurin, G. Vaglio ; Bacciu, V. ; Covello, F. ; Virelli, M. ; Del Frate, F. ; Schiavon, G. ; Valentini, R.

Author_Institution

DICII, Univ. of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy

fYear

2014

fDate

13-18 July 2014

Firstpage

1073

Lastpage

1076

Abstract

The use of COSMO-SkyMed constellation has been tested for post-fire monitoring activities. A typical Mediterranean ecosystem, seriously damaged by a wildfire, has been selected as study area. The multitemporal and multipolarization capabilities of COSMO-SkyMed have been exploited for automatic burnt area detection and monitoring of vegetation regrowth. Different imaging configurations have been tested to define the proper monitoring strategy in Mediterranean areas. Results showed X-band suitability for Mediterranean maquis post-fire monitoring.

Keywords

remote sensing by radar; vegetation; wildfires; COSMO-SkyMed constellation; COSMO-SkyMed multipolarization capability; COSMO-SkyMed multitemporal capability; Capo Figari case study; Mediterranean ecosystem; Mediterranean maquis post-fire monitoring; automatic burnt area detection; imaging configurations; post-fire monitoring activities; post-fire vegetation regrowth monitoring; vegetation regrowth monitoring; wildfire; Earth; Fires; Indexes; Monitoring; Remote sensing; Satellites; Vegetation mapping; COSMO-SkyMed; Fire; Multitemporal Analysis; Polarization; SAR; Vegetation Regrowth;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2014 IEEE International

Conference_Location

Quebec City, QC

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2014.6946614

Filename

6946614