Earth Environmental Monitoring Using Multi-Temporal Synthetic Aperture Radar: A Critical Review of Selected Applications

Microwave remote sensing has widely demonstrated its potential in the continuous monitoring of our rapidly changing planet. This review provides an overview of state-of-the-art methodologies for multi-temporal synthetic aperture radar change detection and its applications to biosphere and hydrospher...

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Published in:Remote sensing (Basel, Switzerland) Switzerland), 2021-02, Vol.13 (4), p.604
Main Authors: Amitrano, Donato, Di Martino, Gerardo, Guida, Raffaella, Iervolino, Pasquale, Iodice, Antonio, Papa, Maria Nicolina, Riccio, Daniele, Ruello, Giuseppe
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Arid environments
Arid zones
Aridity
Biosphere
change detection
Environmental monitoring
Flood management
flood mapping
Forest management
Forestry
Hydrosphere
multi-temporal analysis
Multidisciplinary research
Radar
Radar data
Radar detection
Remote sensing
Semi arid environments
Semiarid environments
Semiarid zones
Sensors
Spectrum allocation
State-of-the-art reviews
Synthetic aperture radar
Water resources
Water resources management
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Summary:Microwave remote sensing has widely demonstrated its potential in the continuous monitoring of our rapidly changing planet. This review provides an overview of state-of-the-art methodologies for multi-temporal synthetic aperture radar change detection and its applications to biosphere and hydrosphere monitoring, with special focus on topics like forestry, water resources management in semi-arid environments and floods. The analyzed literature is categorized on the base of the approach adopted and the data exploited and discussed in light of the downstream remote sensing market. The purpose is to highlight the main issues and limitations preventing the diffusion of synthetic aperture radar data in both industrial and multidisciplinary research contexts and the possible solutions for boosting their usage among end-users.
ISSN:2072-4292
2072-4292
DOI:10.3390/rs13040604