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A Visual Interpretation of an ERS- I SAR Image of the Thames Estuary

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 October 2009

S. T. Culshaw
S. T. Culshaw
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(C.T.S. Marine Consultants Ltd.)
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Abstract

This paper examines a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image of the Thames Estuary aided by the relevant nautical chart, tidal, weather and shipping information of the area. By correlating this information it is possible to identify gross sediment transport which would otherwise be hard and financially expensive to detect. Seabed topography, seabed pipelines, some shipping, coastal zone features and different water parcels can be identified.

Keywords

1. Remote sensing.2. Radar.3. Hydrography.4. Surveillance.
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Navigation , Volume 48 , Issue 1 , January 1995 , pp. 97 - 104
Copyright
Copyright © The Royal Institute of Navigation 1995

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