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Snow avalanche detection and mapping in multitemporal and multiorbital radar images from TerraSAR-X and Sentinel-1
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Raphael Wicki
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Sämi Holenstein
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Simone Baffelli
Institute of Environmental Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Yves Bühler
WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF, Davos Dorf, Switzerland
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- Backscatter Characteristics of Snow Avalanches for Mapping With Local Resolution Weighting C. Tompkin & S. Leinss
- Snow Avalanche Debris Analysis Using Time Series of Dual-Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar Data S. Schlaffer & M. Schlögl
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- Phenomenology of Avalanche Recordings From Distributed Acoustic Sensing P. Paitz et al.
- Automatic Color Detection-Based Method Applied to Sentinel-1 SAR Images for Snow Avalanche Debris Monitoring A. Karas et al.
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- Tracking the Seismic Deformation of Himalayan Glaciers Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry S. Mondal et al.
- Automated avalanche hazard indication mapping on a statewide scale Y. Bühler et al.
- Spatially continuous snow depth mapping by aeroplane photogrammetry for annual peak of winter from 2017 to 2021 in open areas L. Bührle et al.
- Mapping and characterization of avalanches on mountain glaciers with Sentinel-1 satellite imagery M. Kneib et al.
- Autonomous and efficient large-scale snow avalanche monitoring with an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) J. Lim et al.
- Mapping avalanches with satellites – evaluation of performance and completeness E. Hafner et al.
- Satellite detection of snow avalanches using Sentinel-1 in a transitional snow climate Z. Keskinen et al.
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- Performance of manual and automatic detection of dry snow avalanches in Sentinel-1 SAR images M. Eckerstorfer et al.
- Backscatter Characteristics of Snow Avalanches for Mapping With Local Resolution Weighting C. Tompkin & S. Leinss
- Snow Avalanche Debris Analysis Using Time Series of Dual-Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar Data S. Schlaffer & M. Schlögl
- Enhanced detection and inventory of snow avalanches along the Leh–Manali Highway, Western Himalayas using remote sensing: Development and demonstration of the modified SAFE (mSAFE) algorithm R. Chandra Prabha et al.
- Phenomenology of Avalanche Recordings From Distributed Acoustic Sensing P. Paitz et al.
- Automatic Color Detection-Based Method Applied to Sentinel-1 SAR Images for Snow Avalanche Debris Monitoring A. Karas et al.
- Automated snow avalanche monitoring for Austria: State of the art and roadmap for future work K. Kapper et al.
- Can Sentinel-1 reliably provide regional-scale information on avalanche activity S. Kaushik et al.
- Remote Sensing Techniques for Assessing Snow Avalanche Formation Factors and Building Hazard Monitoring Systems N. Denissova et al.
- Snow Avalanche Frequency Estimation (SAFE): 32 years of monitoring remote avalanche depositional zones in high mountains of Afghanistan A. Caiserman et al.
- Examining snow avalanches using Sentinel-1 radar data: case of Gissar-Alai Mountain Range U. Kislyak et al.
- Man-Made Objects Classification in Long-Baseline Monostatic–Bistatic SAR Images: Algorithm Training and Testing on Repeat-Pass CSG Images A. Verde et al.
- Mapping snow avalanche debris by object-based classification in mountainous regions from Sentinel-1 images and causative indices Y. Liu et al.
- Tracking the Seismic Deformation of Himalayan Glaciers Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Interferometry S. Mondal et al.
- Automated avalanche hazard indication mapping on a statewide scale Y. Bühler et al.
- Spatially continuous snow depth mapping by aeroplane photogrammetry for annual peak of winter from 2017 to 2021 in open areas L. Bührle et al.
- Mapping and characterization of avalanches on mountain glaciers with Sentinel-1 satellite imagery M. Kneib et al.
- Autonomous and efficient large-scale snow avalanche monitoring with an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) J. Lim et al.
- Mapping avalanches with satellites – evaluation of performance and completeness E. Hafner et al.
- Satellite detection of snow avalanches using Sentinel-1 in a transitional snow climate Z. Keskinen et al.
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To assess snow avalanche mapping with radar satellites in Switzerland, we compare 2 m resolution TerraSAR-X images, 10 m resolution Sentinel-1 images, and optical 1.5 m resolution SPOT-6 images. We found that radar satellites provide a valuable option to map at least larger avalanches, though avalanches are mapped only partially. By combining multiple orbits and polarizations from S1, we achieved mapping results of quality almost comparable to single high-resolution TerraSAR-X images.
To assess snow avalanche mapping with radar satellites in Switzerland, we compare 2 m resolution...
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