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Differential Interferometry over Sentinel-1 TopSAR Images as a Tool for Water and Tillage Soil Erosion Analysis

Journal

AGRONOMY-BASEL
Volume 11, Issue 10, Pages -

Publisher

MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/agronomy11102075

Keywords

erosion; Sentinel-1; SAR; interferometry

Funding

  1. Rafael Dal-Re/TRAGSA Chair in the Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

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This study successfully utilized new satellite missions, such as Sentinel-1, combined with differential interferometry to monitor erosion in agricultural basins. The technique not only allows for the study of water and tillage erosion, but also enables testing the effectiveness of erosion control measures and verifying the results of different management practices over time.
Erosion is a major problem on agricultural lands in Europe. Erosion measurement tools have traditionally been focused on delocalized quantification but without mapping the real places inside the basin where the erosion took effect. In this article, we use new space missions, such as Sentinel-1, and the opportunity they offer to obtain SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) images with high frequency, resolution, range, and, above all, availability to enable the application of techniques, like differential interferometry, in new fields. We propose to measure ground deformation caused by water and tillage erosion in small agricultural basins using TopSAR (Terrain Observation with Progressive Scans SAR, Synthetic Aperture Radar) images acquired by the Sentinel-1 mission, after previously verifying the accuracy of these measurements through comparison with measurements from a LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) system. The results of this work confirm the potential of monitoring erosion in agricultural basins with differential interferometry over Sentinel-1 TopSAR images. Its capabilities have been successfully tested in different conditions related to agricultural tasks without precipitation or storm events. This technique makes it possible to study both water and tillage erosion and sedimentation processes and even to test the efficiency of anti-erosion measures in the field or to verify the results of different management practices over time.

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