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http://dx.doi.org/10.7780/kjrs.2010.26.5.497

Application of SAR DATA to the Study on the Characteristics of Sedimentary Environments in a Tidal Flat  

Kim, Kye-Lim (Department of Geoinformation Engineering, Sejong University)
Ryu, Joo-Hyung (Korea Ocean Satellite Center, Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute)
Kim, Sang-Wan (Department of Geoinformation Engineering, Sejong University)
Choi, Jong-Kuk (Korea Ocean Satellite Center, Korea Ocean Research & Development Institute)
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Korean Journal of Remote Sensing / v.26, no.5, 2010 , pp. 497-510 More about this Journal
Abstract
In this study, comparisons of the backscattering coefficients and the coherence values which had been extracted from SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) images such as JERS-1, ENVISAT and ALOS satellites with surface roughness, surface geometric and soil moisture content were carried out. As the results of analysis using the backscattering coefficient and coherence values from SAR images, the coherence was shown high in the region containing more of mud fraction due to higher viscosity of fine grain-size. A lot of tidal channels were well developed in the Ganghwa tidal flat, affecting the drainage of seawater and subsequent soil moisture content by exposure time of tidal flat. The backscattering coefficient. consequently, appeared to be lower in sand flat and mix flat with decrease of soil moisture. In contrast, most mud flats were distributed at high elevation so that soil moisture was not much influenced by seawater. The backscattering coefficient in mud flat seemed to have a relationship with the density of tidal channel. In addition, lowering backscattering coefficients in the all Ganghwa tidal flat was observed when surface remnant water increased according to the amount of rainfall. The correlation between backscattering coefficient, coherence and sediment environment factors in the Ganghwa tidal flat was investigated. In the future, more quantitative spatial analysis will be helpful to well understand the sedimentary influence of various sediment environment factors.
Keywords
Ganghwa tidal flat; backscattering coefficient; coherence; surface roughness; moisture content;
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