scholarly journals Towards a regional high-resolution bathymetry of the North West Shelf of Australia based on Sentinel-2 satellite images, 3D seismic surveys and historical datasets

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulysse Lebrec ◽  
Victorien Paumard ◽  
Michael J. O'Leary ◽  
Simon C. Lang
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
3D Seismic ◽  
Seismic Surveys ◽  
North West ◽  
Marine Habitats ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Elevation Model ◽  
High Resolution Bathymetry ◽  
Water Depths ◽  
Better Than

Abstract. High-resolution bathymetry is a critical dataset for marine geoscientists. It can be used to characterize the seafloor and its marine habitats, to understand past sedimentary records and even to support the development of offshore engineering projects. Most methods to acquire bathymetry data are costly and can only be practically deployed on relatively small areas. It is therefore critical to develop cost-effective and advanced techniques to produce large-scale bathymetry datasets. This paper presents an integrated workflow that builds on satellites images and 3D seismic surveys, integrated with historical depth soundings, to generate a regional high-resolution digital elevation model. The method was applied to the southern half of Australia's North West Shelf and led to the creation of a new high-resolution bathymetry, with a resolution of 10 × 10 m in nearshore areas and 30 × 30 m elsewhere. The vertical and spatial accuracy of the datasets have been thoroughly assessed using open source Laser Airborne Depth Sounder (LADS) and Multi Beam Echo Sounder (MBES) surveys as a reference. The comparison of the datasets indicates that the seismic-derived bathymetry has a vertical accuracy better than 1 m + 2 % of the absolute water depths, while the satellite-derived bathymetry has a depth accuracy better than 1 m + 5 % of the absolute water depths. This dataset constitutes a significant improvement of the pre-existing regional 250 × 250 m grid and will support the onset of research projects on costal morphologies, marine habitats, archaeology, and sedimentology. All datasets used as inputs are publicly available and the method is fully integrated in Python scripts making it readily applicable elsewhere in Australia and around the world. The workflow as well as the resulting bathymetry have been independently reviewed and approved for release by a technical committee from the AusSeabed Community (Geoscience Australia). The regional digital elevation model as well as the underlying datasets can be accessed at: https://doi.org/10.26186/144600.

A new high-resolution bathymetry model for the Terre Adélie and George V continental margin, East Antarctica

2010 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin J. Beaman ◽  
Philip E. O’Brien ◽  
Alexandra L. Post ◽  
Laura De Santis
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Digital Elevation Model ◽  
Continental Margin ◽  
Regional Scale ◽  
Spatial Relationship ◽  
East Antarctica ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Terre Adélie ◽  
Elevation Model ◽  
High Resolution Bathymetry

AbstractThe Collaborative East Antarctic Marine Census (CEAMARC) surveys to the Terre Adélie and George V continental margin highlight the requirement for a revised high-resolution bathymetry model that can be used as a spatial tool for improving information on the physical environment of the region. We have combined shiptrack singlebeam and multibeam bathymetry, coastline data, and land and ice sheet topographic data to develop a new regional-scale bathymetry grid, called GVdem (short for George V digital elevation model). The GVdem grid spans an area between 138–148°E and 63–69°S, with a cell pixel size of 0.001-arcdegree (c. 100 m). The revised digital elevation model is a large improvement over previously available regional-scale grids from the area, and highlights seabed physiographic detail not formerly observed in this part of East Antarctica. In particular, the extent and complexity of the rugged inner-shelf valleys are revealed, and their spatial relationship with large shelf basins and adjacent flat-topped banks. The new grid also reveals further insight into the spatial distribution of the submarine canyons found on the continental slope.

Accuracy Analysis of DEM Based on Coons Surface

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 ◽  
pp. 214-217
Author(s):  
Yao Ge Wang ◽  
Peng Yuan Wang
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Pattern ◽  
Spatial Autocorrelation ◽  
Boundary Curve ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Grid Points ◽  
Elevation Model ◽  
Global Spatial Autocorrelation ◽  
Core Problem ◽  
Dem Model ◽  
Better Than

Interpolation is the core problem of Digital Elevation Model (DEM). The Coons DEM model is better than bilinear interpolation and moving surface fitting. It is constructed by grid boundary curve, the curve interpolates by some adjoining grid points. Its spatial pattern of error is random in global area, there is no significant global spatial autocorrelation, but it is an increasing trend along with the terrain average gradient increases.There is significant local spatial autocorrelation, the spatial pattern of error converges strongly in local areas.

Line of Sight Analysis 

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Law ◽  
Natalie Gallegos ◽  
Shan Malhotra
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Solar System ◽  
High Gain ◽  
Line Of Sight ◽  
Time Intervals ◽  
Ground Station ◽  
Points Of Interest ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Initial Release ◽  
Elevation Model

<p>The Line of Sight (LoS) is one of the latest tools to join the analytics suite of tools for the Solar System Treks (https://trek.nasa.gov) portals.  The LoS tool provides a way to compute visibility between the entities in our solar system. More concretely, this utility searches for windows of communication or a “line of sight” between any two entities. Entities include orbiters, rovers, planetary bodies, ground stations, and other topographical locations. In addition to establishing communications between the two entities, the tool also takes into account local terrains of the entities in question.</p> <p>The software seeks to answer questions about establishing communications between a rover and an orbiter, or an orbiter to a ground station. In mission planning, LoS can be used to determine possible traverses for a rover that must maintain communications with a lander, or find time intervals of communication to an orbiter when a rover or lander are near an obstructing surface feature such as a crater rim or mound. Computations can be even more granular and lines of sight can be computed between mission instruments, thus allowing to ask questions such as “Is the High Gain Antenna on a rover visible from an orbiter?”</p> <p>The initial release of the software focuses on the lunar surface and the LRO spacecraft. Users can ask whether a topographical location on the moon is visible from the orbiter or a discrete set of ground stations on Earth. The tool uses NAIF SPICE and various mission kernels for computing planetary geometries. LoS also uses high resolution Digital Elevation Model (DEM) to model the terrain surrounding the points of interest. In-house software is used to convert high resolution DEMs into a format compatible with the tool. Users can provide their own DEMs to model the terrain on different topographical locations to use for their own computations.</p>

scholarly journals A High-Resolution Gravimetric Geoid Model for Kuwait Using the Least-Squares Collocation

2022 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hamad Al-Ajami ◽  
Ahmed Zaki ◽  
Mostafa Rabah ◽  
Mohamed El-Ashquer
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Least Squares ◽  
Geopotential Model ◽  
Gravimetric Geoid ◽  
Least Squares Collocation ◽  
Geoid Model ◽  
Terrestrial Gravity ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Elevation Model ◽  
Gps Leveling

A new gravimetric geoid model, the KW-FLGM2021, is developed for Kuwait in this study. This new geoid model is driven by a combination of the XGM2019e-combined global geopotential model (GGM), terrestrial gravity, and the SRTM 3 global digital elevation model with a spatial resolution of three arc seconds. The KW-FLGM2021 has been computed by using the technique of Least Squares Collocation (LSC) with Remove-Compute-Restore (RCR) procedure. To evaluate the external accuracy of the KW-FLGM2021 gravimetric geoid model, GPS/leveling data were used. As a result of this evaluation, the residual of geoid heights obtained from the KW-FLGM2021 geoid model is 2.2 cm. The KW-FLGM2021 is possible to be recommended as the first accurate geoid model for Kuwait.

scholarly journals Assessing Optimal Digital Elevation Model Selection for Active River Area Delineation Across Broad Regions

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shizhou Ma ◽  
Karen Beazley ◽  
Patrick Nussey ◽  
Chris Greene
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Digital Elevation Model ◽  
Smoothing Algorithm ◽  
Processing Efficiency ◽  
Spatial Approach ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Elevation Data ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Lidar Dem ◽  
Elevation Model

Abstract The Active River Area (ARA) is a spatial approach for identifying the extent of functional riparian area. Given known limitations in terms of input elevation data quality and methodology, ARA studies to date have not achieved effective computer-based ARA-component delineation, limiting the efficacy of the ARA framework in terms of informing riparian conservation and management. To achieve framework refinement and determine the optimal input elevation data for future ARA studies, this study tested a novel Digital Elevation Model (DEM) smoothing algorithm and assessed ARA outputs derived from a range of DEMs for accuracy and efficiency. It was found that the tested DEM smoothing algorithm allows the ARA framework to take advantage of high-resolution LiDAR DEM and considerably improves the accuracy of high-resolution LiDAR DEM derived ARA results; smoothed LiDAR DEM in 5-meter spatial resolution best balanced ARA accuracy and data processing efficiency and is ultimately recommended for future ARA delineations across large regions.

scholarly journals An Improved Method Constructing 3D River Channel for Flood Modeling

Water ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pengbo Hu ◽  
Jingming Hou ◽  
Zaixing Zhi ◽  
Bingyao Li ◽  
Kaihua Guo
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
River Channel ◽  
Hydrodynamic Process ◽  
River Channels ◽  
Section Data ◽  
Terrain Model ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Hydrodynamic Processes ◽  
Hermite Spline ◽  
Elevation Model

The high-resolution topography is very crucial to investigate the hydrological and hydrodynamic process. To resolve the deficiency problem of high resolution terrain data in rivers, the Quartic Hermite Spline with Parameter (QHSP) method constructing the river channel terrain based on the limited cross-section data is presented. The proposed method is able to not only improve the reliability of the constructed river terrain, but also avoid the numerical oscillations caused by the existing constructing approach, e.g., the Cubic Hermite Spline (CHS) method. The performance of the proposed QHSP method is validated against two benchmark tests. Comparing the constructed river terrains, the QHSP method can improve the accuracy by at least 15%. For the simulated flood process, the QHSP method could reproduce more acceptable modeling results as well, e.g., in Wangmaogou catchment, the numerical model applying the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) produced by the QHSP method could increase the reliability by 18.5% higher than that of CHS method. It is indicated that the QHSP method is more reliable for river terrain model construction than the CHS and is a more reasonable tool investigating the hydrodynamic processes in river channels lacking of high resolution topography data.

scholarly journals Flood depth estimation by means of high-resolution SAR images and LiDAR data

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Cian ◽  
Mattia Marconcini ◽  
Pietro Ceccato ◽  
Carlo Giupponi
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Depth Estimation ◽  
Flood Depth ◽  
Inundation Depth ◽  
Detection Approach ◽  
Digital Elevation ◽  
Radar Imagery ◽  
Elevation Model ◽  
Terrain Elevation

Abstract. When floods hit inhabited areas, great losses are usually registered both in terms of impacts on people (i.e., fatalities and injuries) as well as economic impacts on urban areas, commercial and productive sites, infrastructures and agriculture. To properly assess these, several parameters are needed among which flood depth is one of the most important as it governs the models used to compute damages in economic terms. This paper presents a simple yet effective semi-automatic approach for deriving very precise inundation depth. First, precise flood extent is derived employing a change detection approach based on the Normalized Difference Flood Index computed from high resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar imagery. Second, by means of a high-resolution Light Detection And Ranging Digital Elevation Model, water surface elevation is estimated through a statistical analysis of terrain elevation along the boundary lines of the identified flooded areas. Experimental results and quality assessment are given for the flood occurred in the Veneto region, North-Eastern Italy, in 2010. In particular, the method proved fast and robust and, compared to hydrodynamic models, it requires sensibly less input information.

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