SAR Observations for Oyster and Mussel Beds Detection in the German Wadden Sea
Conference: EUSAR 2014 - 10th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar
06/03/2014 - 06/05/2014 at Berlin, Germany
Proceedings: EUSAR 2014
Pages: 3Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Melchionna, Sabrina; Gade, Martin (Institute of Oceanography, University of Hamburg, Germany)
Abstract:
SAR imagery of exposed intertidal flats in the German Wadden Sea have been analyzed in order to retrieve location and distribution of oyster and mussel beds. TerraSAR-X and Radarsat-2 images of five test areas along the German North Sea coast form the basis for the present investigation. Multi-polarized, multi-frequency, and multi-temporal analyses of these data provided a valuable input for the detection of bivalve beds as much as for the routine monitoring of the intertidal flats.