Synergy and fusion of optical and synthetic aperture radar satellite data for underwater topography estimation in coastal areas |
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| Authors: | Andrey Pleskachevsky Susanne Lehner Thomas Heege Claudius Mott |
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| Institution: | 1.German Aerospace Center, Remote Sensing Technology Institute,Oberpfaffenhofenhofen-Wessling,Wessling,Germany;2.EOMAP GmbH & Co. KG,Sonderflughafen Oberpfaffenhofen,Gilching,Germany |
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| Abstract: | A method to obtain underwater topography for coastal areas using state-of-the-art remote sensing data and techniques worldwide
is presented. The data from the new Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) satellite TerraSAR-X with high resolution up to 1 m are
used to render the ocean waves. As bathymetry is reflected by long swell wave refraction governed by underwater structures
in shallow areas, it can be derived using the dispersion relation from observed swell properties. To complete the bathymetric
maps, optical satellite data of the QuickBird satellite are fused to map extreme shallow waters, e.g., in near-coast areas.
The algorithms for bathymetry estimation from optical and SAR data are combined and integrated in order to cover different
depth domains. Both techniques make use of different physical phenomena and mathematical treatment. The optical methods based
on sunlight reflection analysis provide depths in shallow water up to 20 m in preferably calm weather conditions. The depth
estimation from SAR is based on the observation of long waves and covers the areas between about 70- and 10-m water depths
depending on sea state and acquisition quality. The depths in the range of 20 m up to 10 m represent the domain where the
synergy of data from both sources arises. Thus, the results derived from SAR and optical sensors complement each other. In
this study, a bathymetry map near Rottnest Island, Australia, is derived. QuickBird satellite optical data and radar data
from TerraSAR-X have been used. The depths estimated are aligned on two different grids. The first one is a uniform rectangular
mesh with a horizontal resolution of 150 m, which corresponds to an average swell wavelength observed in the 10 × 10-km SAR
image acquired. The second mesh has a resolution of 150 m for depths up to 20 m (deeper domain covered by SAR-based technique)
and 2.4 m resolution for the shallow domain imaged by an optical sensor. This new technique provides a platform for mapping
of coastal bathymetry over a broad area on a scale that is relevant to marine planners, managers, and offshore industry. |
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