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Analysis of ASAR/Envisat polarimetric backscattering characteristics of Doñana National Park wetlands
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Author:
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Martí Cardona, Belén; López Martínez, Carlos; Dolz Ripollès, Josep
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Other authors:
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Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament de Teoria del Senyal i Comunicacions; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Departament d'Enginyeria Hidràulica, Marítima i Ambiental; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. RSLAB - Grup de Recerca en Teledetecció; Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. FLUMEN - Dinàmica Fluvial i Enginyeria Hidrològica |
Abstract:
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Doñana National Park wetlands, in southwest Spain, undergo yearly cycles of inundation and drying out. These cycles, together with great extensions of annual helophytes, make of Doñana a rapidly changing environment. 43 ASAR/Envisat images of Doñana in HH, VV and HV polarizations were acquired throughout the hydrological year 2006/07 with the aim to monitor in detail an entire flooding cycle. The images were ordered in the seven ASAR swaths to achieve high observation frequency. Backscattering temporal signatures of two main land cover types were obtained in the three polarization configurations and six ASAR swaths. Polarimetric behavior of the signatures is analyzed with the aid of extensive site data, such as a precise digital elevation model and continuous records of water level and meteorological parameters. Conclusions on the feasibility to discriminate emerged versus flooded land are derived for the different incidence angles, land cover types and phenological stages. |
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Peer Reviewed |
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-Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria de la telecomunicació::Radiocomunicació i exploració electromagnètica::Teledetecció -Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria civil::Geologia::Hidrologia -Synthetic aperture radar -Imaging systems in geophysics -Parque Nacional de Doñana (Spain) -- Maps, Topographic. -Floods control -- Monitoring -Radar d'obertura sintètica -Geofísica -- Mètodes gràfics -Inundacions -- Control -- Models matemàtics |
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Article - Published version Conference Object |
Published by:
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IEEE Press. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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