Name
Title | ||
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Use of Satellite SAR for Understanding Long-Term Human Occupation Dynamics in the Monsoonal Semi-Arid Plains of North Gujarat, India |
Abstract | ||
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This work explores the spatial distribution of monsoonal flooded areas using ENVISAT C-band Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar (ASAR) in the semi-arid region of N. Gujarat, India. The amplitude component of SAR Single Look Complex (SLC) images has been used to estimate the extent of surface and near-surface water dynamics using the mean amplitude (MA) of monsoonal (July to September) and post-monsoonal (October to January) seasons. The integration of SAR-derived maps (seasonal flooding maps and seasonal MA change) with archaeological data has provided new insights to understand present-day landscape dynamics affecting archaeological preservation and visibility. Furthermore, preliminary results suggest a good correlation between Mid-Holocene settlement patterns and the distribution and extension of seasonal floodable areas within river basin areas, opening interesting inroads to study settlement distribution and resource availability in past socio-ecological systems in semi-arid areas. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2014 | 10.3390/rs61111420 | REMOTE SENSING |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
ENVISAT,SAR amplitude,Indian summer monsoon,archaeology,water areas,land use | Monsoon,Advanced synthetic aperture radar,Satellite,Arid,Drainage basin,Remote sensing,Climatology,Flooding (psychology),Geology,Land use,Spatial distribution | Journal |
Volume | Issue | Citations |
6 | 11 | 1 |
PageRank | References | Authors |
0.48 | 1 | 5 |
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| francesc cecilia conesa | 1 | 1 | 0.48 |
| nuria devanthery | 2 | 1 | 0.48 |
| andrea balbo | 3 | 1 | 0.48 |
| Marco Madella | 4 | 1 | 1.16 |
| Monserrat, O. | 5 | 83 | 12.36 |