Articles | Volume 23, issue 2
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-751-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-23-751-2023
Research article
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21 Feb 2023
Research article |  | 21 Feb 2023

Assessing riverbank erosion in Bangladesh using time series of Sentinel-1 radar imagery in the Google Earth Engine

Jan Freihardt and Othmar Frey

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In Bangladesh, riverbank erosion occurs every year during the monsoon and affects thousands of households. Information on locations and extent of past erosion can help anticipate where erosion might occur in the upcoming monsoon season and to take preventive measures. In our study, we show how time series of radar satellite imagery can be used to retrieve information on past erosion events shortly after the monsoon season using a novel interactive online tool based on the Google Earth Engine.
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