Permanent Water Bodies Mapping in the Mekong River Delta Using Seasonal Time Series C-band SAR Data

• Main Authors: Nguyễn, Bá Duy, Trần, Thị Hương Giang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: H.: ĐHQGHN 2016
• Subjects: Water bodies mapping; SAR; Time series analysis
• Online Access: http://repository.vnu.edu.vn/handle/VNU_123/4482
• Institution: Vietnam National University, Hanoi

Microwave remote sensing or SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) data has been employed extensively to map open water bodies and to monitor flood extents, where cloud cover often prohibits the use of satellite sensors operating at other wavelengths. Where total inundation occurs, a low backscatter return...