Characterization of landslide deposits using SAR images

Author

Singhroy, Vern ; Molch, Katrin ; Bulmer, Mark

Author_Institution

Canada Centre for Remote Sensing, Ottawa, Ont., Canada

Volume

1

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

185

Abstract

This paper provides some preliminary results of the use of RADARSAT fine mode image for characterizing the debris size and distribution of a 30×10⁶ m³ rock avalanche. From the image we were able to classify coarse, medium and fine debris based on their SAR texture. Such simple textural classification will be useful to plan more detail field and aerial surveys on large landslides so as to understand landslide processes, post failure mechanism and mobility.

Keywords

geology; geomorphology; geophysical techniques; radar imaging; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; Alberta; Canada; Frank Slide; RADARSAT; SAR; debris distribution; debris size; fine mode; geology; geomorphology; geophysical measurement technique; image classification; image texture; land surface; landslide deposit; radar imaging; radar remote sensing; rock avalanche; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; Backscatter; Failure analysis; Large-scale systems; Laser radar; Radar imaging; Remote sensing; Rough surfaces; Surface roughness; Surface topography; Terrain factors;

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.2002.1024982

Filename

1024982