Fractal characterization of a hydrological basin using SAR satellite images

Author

Maître, Henri ; Pinciroli, Matteo

Author_Institution

ENST, Paris, France

Volume

37

Issue

1

fYear

1999

fDate

1/1/1999 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

175

Lastpage

181

Abstract

The authors propose a methodology to analyze self-similar organization of hydrological basins from satellite imagery and, more specifically, adapted to high-resolution radar images. They show that, when it is applied to several Amazonian rivers and lakes, it provides results in excellent agreement with the fractal theory. This allows them to suggest some novel relations between the river stream length, the river bed area, and the catchment basin area

Keywords

fractals; geomorphology; geophysical techniques; hydrological techniques; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; rivers; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; topography (Earth); Amazon; SAR; catchment basin area; drainage basin; fractal characterization; fractal theory; geophysical measurement technique; high-resolution radar image; hydrological basin; hydrology; land surface topography; radar imaging; radar remote sensing; river bed area; river stream length; satellite image; satellite imagery; self-similar organization; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; Fractals; Geologic measurements; Geology; Hydrologic measurements; Lakes; Radar imaging; Rivers; Satellites; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Geoscience and Remote Sensing, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0196-2892

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/36.739152

Filename

739152