First Evaluation Results of the Water Indication Mask as a By-product of the TanDEM-X DEM

Wendleder, Anna and Breunig, Markus and Wessel, Birgit and Gruber, Astrid and Roth, Achim (2012) First Evaluation Results of the Water Indication Mask as a By-product of the TanDEM-X DEM. EUSAR 2012, 23.-26.04.2012, Nürnberg, Deutschland. (Submitted)

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Abstract

The main goal of the TanDEM-X mission is the production of a global Digital Elevation Model (DEM). A byproduct is the so-called Water Indication Mask (WAM). The purpose of this supplementary information layer is to support the DEM editing process where the DEM is noisy. The WAM is derived from the SAR amplitude and the single-pass coherence. In this paper, the methodology of the water body detection is briefly explained and the results of four test sites covering different climatic regions are evaluated. The different characteristics of the WAM using amplitude and coherence image are described and their respective pros and cons are discussed.

Document Type:

Conference or Workshop Item (Speech, Paper)

Title:

First Evaluation Results of the Water Indication Mask as a By-product of the TanDEM-X DEM

Authors:

Authors	Institution or Email of Authors
Wendleder, Anna	anna.wendleder@dlr.de
Breunig, Markus	markus.breunig@dlr.de
Wessel, Birgit	birgit.wessel@dlr.de
Gruber, Astrid	astrid.gruber@dlr.de
Roth, Achim	achim.roth@dlr.de

Date:

2012

Refereed publication:

Yes

In ISI Web of Science:

Page Range:

pp. 1-4

Status:

Submitted

Keywords:

TanDEM-X, SAR interferometry, water body detection, amplitude, co27 herence, threshold, DEM Editing

Event Title:

EUSAR 2012

Event Location:

Nürnberg, Deutschland

Event Type:

international Conference

Event Dates:

23.-26.04.2012

HGF - Research field:

Aeronautics, Space and Transport

HGF - Program:

Raumfahrt

HGF - Program Themes:

R EO - Erdbeobachtung

DLR - Research area:

Raumfahrt

DLR - Program:

R EO - Erdbeobachtung

DLR - Research theme (Project):

R - Projekt TanDEM-X

Location:

Oberpfaffenhofen

Institutes and Institutions:

German Remote Sensing Data Center > Land Surface

Deposited By:

Anna Wendleder

Deposited On:

30 Jul 2012 09:25

Last Modified:

28 Feb 2013 10:43

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