Measures to improve the DEM using SAR images in the river corridor

Joo-Hun Kim; Hui-Seong Noh

doi:10.3741/JKWRA.2022.55.11.913

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Measures to improve the DEM using SAR images in the river corridor 합성개구레이더 영상을 이용한 하천내 DEM 개선 방안

30 November 2022. pp. 913-922

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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to propose the measurement of improving DEM by using the water surface range of SAR image analysis for river corridors and to suggest the construction of satellite-based 3D river spatial information of inaccessible regions such as North Korea. For this research, it has been progressed from the accessible area, watershed of Namgang river, the branch of Nakdonggang river. The satellite image was collected from SAR satellite image data for a year in 2021 which was provided by ESA from Sentinel-1A/B data and extracted from the seasonal water surface area. Ground gauge water level was collected from hourly intervals data by WAMIS. The DEM was improved by analysis of the river altitude of water surface area change by the combination of the ground water level of minimum to maximum water surface area data extracted from SAR image analysis. After the improvement of DEM, the altitude of the river varied that it is defined to comprise more natural form of river DEM than the existing DEM. The correction validation of improvement DEM was necessary in field survey elevation data; however, the correction validation was not progressed due to the absence of the data. Although, the purpose of this research is to provide the improvement of DEM by using the analyzed water surface by existing DEM data and SAR image analysis. After the progression of additional correction validation research, we would plan to examine the application in other places and to progress the additional methodological research to apply in inaccessible and unmeasured area including the North Korea.

Keywords

River corridor

Water level

DEM Improvement

SAR

Sentinel-1A/B

본 연구에서는 하천구역에 대해 SAR 영상 분석에 의한 수면적 범위를 이용한 DEM을 개선하는 방법을 제안하고, 북한과 같은 비접근 지역에 적용 가능한 위성 기반의 3차원 하천 공간정보 구축 방법을 제시함을 목적으로 하고 있다. 이를 위해 접근 가능한 남한의 낙동강 지류인 남강 유역을 대상으로 연구를 진행하였다. 위성영상은 유럽항공우주국에서 제공하고 있는 Sentinel-1A/B 자료에 대해 2021년 1년간의 SAR 위성영상 자료를 수집하여 각 시기별의 수체면적을 추출하였다. 지상관측 수위는 WAMIS의 1시간 간격의 자료를 수집하였다. SAR영상 분석에 의해 추출한 수체면의 최저면적부터 최고면적까지 자료에 대해 지상의 계측 수위를 조합하여 수체면 변화에 따른 하천내 고도를 분석하여 DEM을 개선하였다. DEM 개선 후 하천구역내 고도가 매우 다양한 값을 나타내고 있어 기존의 DEM보다 비교적 자연스러운 형태의 하천 DEM을 구성하고 있는 것으로 판단된다. 개선된 DEM에 대한 정확도 검증을 위해 현장에서 측정한 지형 고도자료가 필요하나 자료의 부재로 인해 정확도 검증은 수행하지 못하였다. 다만 본 연구에서는 기존의 DEM과 SAR 영상 분석에 의해 분석된 수체면의 수위를 이용하여 DEM을 개선하는 방법을 제시하였다. 향후 정확도 검증에 대한 추가 연구를 수행한 후 다른 지역에 대한 적용성 검토 및 북한과 같은 미계측/비접근 지역에 적용할 수 있는 방법론을 추가로 제시하는 연구를 진행할 계획이다.

키워드

하천구역

수위

지형고도자료 개선

합성개구레이더

Sentinel-1A/B

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Publisher :KOREA WATER RESOURECES ASSOCIATION
Publisher(Ko) :한국수자원학회
Journal Title :Journal of Korea Water Resources Association
Journal Title(Ko) :한국수자원학회 논문집
Volume : 55
No :11
Pages :913-922
Received Date : 2022-09-26
Revised Date : 2022-10-11
Accepted Date : 2022-10-13
DOI :https://doi.org/10.3741/JKWRA.2022.55.11.913

Journal of Korea Water Resources Association ISSN:2799-8746(Print) 2799-8754(Online) 한국수자원학회 논문집

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