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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-20-1783-2020
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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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- Snow Avalanche Debris Analysis Using Time Series of Dual-Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar Data S. Schlaffer & M. Schlögl 10.1109/JSTARS.2024.3423403
- Phenomenology of Avalanche Recordings From Distributed Acoustic Sensing P. Paitz et al. 10.1029/2022JF007011
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- Automated snow avalanche monitoring for Austria: State of the art and roadmap for future work K. Kapper et al. 10.3389/frsen.2023.1156519
- Remote Sensing Techniques for Assessing Snow Avalanche Formation Factors and Building Hazard Monitoring Systems N. Denissova et al. 10.3390/atmos15111343
- Mapping avalanches with satellites – evaluation of performance and completeness E. Hafner et al. 10.5194/tc-15-983-2021
- Satellite detection of snow avalanches using Sentinel-1 in a transitional snow climate Z. Keskinen et al. 10.1016/j.coldregions.2022.103558
- Snow Avalanche Frequency Estimation (SAFE): 32 years of monitoring remote avalanche depositional zones in high mountains of Afghanistan A. Caiserman et al. 10.5194/tc-16-3295-2022
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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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