The use of polarimetric and interferometric SAR data in floodplain mapping

Author

Van Zyl, Jakob J. ; Kim, Yunjin

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

Volume

1

fYear

2003

fDate

21-25 July 2003

Firstpage

443

Abstract

Recent advances in polarimetric SAR show promise for augmenting the capability of traditional interferometric SAR. In particular, a polarimetric topography technique provides useful slope information, and polarimetric interferometry may be used to decompose the response into vegetation and ground surface contributions. Here we discuss an integrated approach that utilizes the combined capability of regular (single channel) interferometry, polarimetric interferometry and polarimetric topographic mapping for topographic mapping of flood-prone areas.

Keywords

floods; hydrological techniques; interferometry; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; topography (Earth); floodplain mapping; ground surface contributions; interferometric SAR; polarimetric SAR; polarimetric interferometry; polarimetric topographic mapping; polarimetric topography technique; single channel interferometry; slope information; vegetation contributions; Azimuth; Floods; Interferometry; Polarization; Remote sensing; Scattering; Sea measurements; Sea surface; Surface topography; Vegetation mapping;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2003. IGARSS '03. Proceedings. 2003 IEEE International

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7929-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IGARSS.2003.1293803

Filename

1293803