The study deals with the application and further improvement of an advanced Earth Observation system, named COSMO-Beach, developed for semi-automatic shoreline extraction and coastal morphology identification. The system exploits SAR Single-Look-Complex data acquired by the COSMO-SkyMed constellation, which is able to provide X-band images with a short revisiting time. The implemented procedures have been tested over a very popular beach in Apulia Region (Italy), affected by erosion problems induced by human activities. The outcomes of the COSMO-Beach system are presented and discussed.
Coastal Observation through Cosmo-SkyMed High-Resolution SAR Images / Bruno, Maria Francesca; Molfetta, Matteo Gianluca; Mossa, Michele; Nutricato, Raffaele; Morea, Alberto; Chiaradia, Maria Teresa. - In: JOURNAL OF COASTAL RESEARCH. - ISSN 0749-0208. - Part: 2:Special Issue: 75(2016), pp. 795-799. [10.2112/SI75-160.1]
Coastal Observation through Cosmo-SkyMed High-Resolution SAR Images
Bruno Maria Francesca;Molfetta Matteo Gianluca;Mossa Michele;Nutricato Raffaele;Morea Alberto;Chiaradia Maria Teresa
2016-01-01
Abstract
The study deals with the application and further improvement of an advanced Earth Observation system, named COSMO-Beach, developed for semi-automatic shoreline extraction and coastal morphology identification. The system exploits SAR Single-Look-Complex data acquired by the COSMO-SkyMed constellation, which is able to provide X-band images with a short revisiting time. The implemented procedures have been tested over a very popular beach in Apulia Region (Italy), affected by erosion problems induced by human activities. The outcomes of the COSMO-Beach system are presented and discussed.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
