Freshwater lake inundation monitoring using Sentinel-1 SAR imagery in Eastern Uganda
| Autor: | Bernard Barasa, Joshua Wanyama |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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| Zdroj: | Annals of GIS, Vol 26, Iss 2, Pp 191-200 (2020) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 19475683 1947-5691 1947-5683 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/19475683.2020.1743754 |
| Popis: | ABSTRACTIn flood hazard assessment, little attention has been given to the seasonal observation of freshwater inundation using Sentinel-1 Synthetic-Aperture Radar (SAR) images in the tropics. To assess these spatial variations, this study examined the inundation magnitudes and reflectance of riparian flora in the raining seasons (February-April and September-November) and dry-periods (May-August and December-January). The inundation areas were determined using an object-oriented classification algorithm, whilst the merits concerning the lake, riparian vegetation and shoreline were well-defined using backscatter-coefficient values. Findings indicated that the SAR images are practical to monitor inundation coverages and discern lake basin specific features such as highland areas, shoreline, water and riparian-vegetation. Seasonally, inundated sizes were comparatively higher in February (902 sq.km) and October (700 sq.km). Backscatter values of inundated parts varied from −16 dB to −19 dB, whereas those of riparian vegetation were higher in the months of May and August. This study hence displays a clear-cut correlation between riparian-vegetation, hydrology and climate variables. |
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