Title :
Volcanic mapping with SIR-C/X-SAR data for western Kunlun of China
Author :
Wang, Changlin ; Guo, Huadong ; Liao, Jinjuan
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Remote Sensing Appl., Acad. Sinica, Beijing, China
Abstract :
This paper presents a comparative study with SIR-C/X-SAR and Landsat TM data for detecting volcanoes in the northeast of Aksayqin Lake, western Kunlun Mountain. The study shows that these two remote sensing techniques are complementary to each other, and the LHV image can be used best for identifying cinder cones and other features, while, Landsat TM data provide the compositional information of rocks which are not shown on SAR images
Keywords :
Earth crust; geology; geophysical techniques; radar imaging; remote sensing; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; volcanology; Aksayqin Lake; China; Kunlun; LHV image; Landsat TM; SAR image; SAR imaging; SIR-C; X-SAR; cinder cone; desert region; geology; geophysical measurement technique; land surface; multispectral remnote sensing; optical imaging; radar remote sensing; spaceborne radar; terrain mapping; volcanic mapping; volcano; Chemical sensors; Geology; Image sensors; Lakes; Microwave sensors; Optical sensors; Remote sensing; Satellites; Sensor phenomena and characterization; Volcanoes;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing, 1997. IGARSS '97. Remote Sensing - A Scientific Vision for Sustainable Development., 1997 IEEE International
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3836-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1997.615244
