Title :
Flood-plain mapping of the River Elbe with multi-frequency and multi-polarisation airborne-radar data (DLR E-SAR)
Author :
Hajnsek, I. ; Ergenzinger, P. ; Schmullius, C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Phys. Geogr., Berlin Univ., Germany
Abstract :
The ecology and morphological dynamics of the river Elbe in northern Germany is subject of the compound system project founded by the German Ministry of Research. In this context the multifrequency and -polarisation airborne Experimental SAR (E-SAR) system, developed by the German Aerospace Centre, can provide new data for hydrological modeling. The aim of this project is to investigate the use of microwave remote sensing for the determination of hydrological parameters and to distinguish vegetation types and monitor their seasonal change in height and density and their impact on the interferometric surface model
Keywords :
airborne radar; geomorphology; geophysical techniques; hydrological techniques; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; DLR E-SAR; Germany; River Elbe; SAR; airborne radar; ecology; flood plain; geomorphology; geophysical measurement technique; hydrology; interferometric surface model; land surface; microwave remote sensing; morphological dynamics; multifrequency radar; multipolarisation; radar polarimetry; radar polarisation; radar remote sensing; season; seasonal change; synthetic aperture radar; terrain mapping; vegetation mapping; vegetation type; Aerodynamics; Biological system modeling; Condition monitoring; Floods; Organisms; Remote monitoring; Rivers; Synthetic aperture radar; Vegetation mapping; Water storage;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.699652
