Automated global water mapping based on wide-swath orbital synthetic-aperture radar

This paper presents an automated technique which ingests orbital synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) imagery and outputs surface water maps in near real time and on a global scale. The service anticipates future open data dissemination of water extent information using the European Space Agency's Se...

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Main Authors: R. S. Westerhoff, M. P. H. Kleuskens, H. C. Winsemius, H. J. Huizinga, G. R. Brakenridge, C. Bishop
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-02-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/17/651/2013/hess-17-651-2013.pdf