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Anthropogenic and Environmental Strain on Beach Environments Retrieved and Monitored by Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar
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: Received: 7 September 2021 / Approved: 8 September 2021 / Online: 8 September 2021 (13:11:46 CEST)
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Di Biase, V.; Hanssen, R.F. Environmental Strain on Beach Environments Retrieved and Monitored by Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar. Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 4208. Di Biase, V.; Hanssen, R.F. Environmental Strain on Beach Environments Retrieved and Monitored by Spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar. Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 4208.
Journal reference: Remote Sens. 2021, 13, 4208
DOI: 10.3390/rs13214208
Abstract
Environmental effects and climate change are lately representing an increasing strain of the coastal areas which topography strongly depends on these conditions. However, the processes by which weather and environmental phenomena influence the highly variable beach morphology are still unknown. A continuous monitoring of the beach environment is necessary to implement protection strategies. This paper presents the results of an innovative study performed on a coastal area using satellite remote sensing data with the aim of understanding how environmental phenomena affect beaches. Two-years of synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Sentinel-1 images are used over a test area in Noordwijk, the Netherlands. At the same time as the SAR acquisitions, information on tidal and weather conditions are collected and integrated from nearby meteorological stations. Dedicated codes are implemented in order to understand the relationship between the SAR amplitude and the considered phenomena: wind, precipitation, tidal conditions. Surface roughness is taken into account. The results indicate a strong correlation between the amplitude and the wind. No particular correlation or trend could be noticed in the relation with the precipitation. The analysis of the amplitude also shows a decreasing trend moving from the dry area of the beach towards the sea and the correlation coefficient between the amplitude and the tide level gets negative with the increase of the water content.
Keywords
SAR; Sentinel-1; Amplitude; Beach environment; Weather conditions
Subject
EARTH SCIENCES, Environmental Sciences
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