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http://dx.doi.org/10.7780/kjrs.2009.25.6.501

Study of the Tidal Channels Appeared on SAR Images  

Kim, Tae-Rim (Department of Coastal Construction Engineering, Kunsan University)
Park, Jong-Jib (Department of Coastal Construction Engineering, Kunsan University)
Choi, Byoung-Ju (Department of Oceanography, Kunsan University)
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Korean Journal of Remote Sensing / v.25, no.6, 2009 , pp. 501-505 More about this Journal
Abstract
Quasi-linear bright features persistently appeared on ENVISAT ASAR images as well as X-SAR images along the tidal channels in Gyung-Gi Bay, Korea during the ebb tides. These features are induced by spatial backscatter variations caused by surface convergence (divergence) through the interaction between tidal currents and bathymetry. In order to validate this mechanism, a numerical tidal model simulation is performed on the realistic bathymetry with the tidal boundary conditions. The tide model reproduces the current convergence zone along the tidal channel during the ebb tides, which exactly coincides with the location of bright line features on SAR images.
Keywords
SAR; Numerical Tidal Model; Tidal Channels; Convergence; Bathymetry;
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