Abstract
This paper illustrates the contribution of spatio-temporal multiresolution spaceborne radar data for the monitoring of land surfaces. More precisely, it illustrates the potential of C-band spaceborne radar data, by using in synergy scatterometer and Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) sensors, for the spatio-temporal monitoring of evaporitic processes over a vast playa, the Chott el Djerid, located in central Tunisia. Scatterometer data from the Advanced Scatterometer (ASCAT) instrument are characterized by a high temporal frequency of acquisition, about 3 days over the chott, with a spatial resolution of 25 km. It is well suited for an interpretation of radar temporal signatures in relationship with seasonal variations of surface states. SAR images obtained from both Advanced SAR (ASAR) and RADARSAT-2 sensors are less frequent (about 20 days) but provide a higher spatial resolution, allowing for the discrimination of spatial patterns related to evaporitic processes. ASAR Wide Swath mode, associated with 150 m of spatial resolution, allows for the monitoring of the whole chott area, whereas RADARSAT-2, realizing full polarimetric acquisitions with a spatial resolution of 8 m, allows for the discrimination of finer spatial patterns over a sub-area within the chott. Both scatterometer and SAR data show an overall good agreement in radiometry. Polarimetry, available for the RADARSAT-2 data, allows for the highlighting of striking spatial patterns in relation with the various sedimentation processes within the saline deposit over the chott.
Talk to us
Join us for a 30 min session where you can share your feedback and ask us any queries you have
Disclaimer: All third-party content on this website/platform is and will remain the property of their respective owners and is provided on "as is" basis without any warranties, express or implied. Use of third-party content does not indicate any affiliation, sponsorship with or endorsement by them. Any references to third-party content is to identify the corresponding services and shall be considered fair use under The CopyrightLaw.