The use of multi-beam RADARSAT-1 satellite imagery for terrain mapping

Author

Grunsky, E.C.

Author_Institution

Alberta Geol. Survey, Edmonton, Alta., Canada

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

195

Abstract

Multi-beam RADARSAT-1 satellite imagery has been used as part of a terrain mapping program in Alberta, Canada. Principal components analysis (PCA) has been applied to standard beam modes with incidence angles of 20-27° (S1) and 45-49° (S7) for both ascending and descending passes. The results provide imagery that characterize geomorphology, geologic structure, vegetation differences and a measure of moisture content. These features are highlighted through the interaction of incidence angles and look directions.

Keywords

geophysical techniques; hydrological techniques; remote sensing by radar; soil; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; vegetation mapping; Alberta; Canada; RADARSAT; RADARSAT-1; SAR; ascending pass; descending pass; geomorphology; geophysical measurement technique; hydrology; incidence angle; land surface; moisture content; multi-beam method; multibeam method; principal components analysis; radar remote sensing; satellite imagery; soil moisture; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; vegetation; Atmospheric measurements; Geology; Principal component analysis; Radar imaging; Satellites; Spaceborne radar; Surface morphology; Surface topography; Terrain mapping; Vegetation mapping;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2002. IGARSS '02. 2002 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7536-X

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2002.1024985

Filename

1024985