Use of High Resolution Satellite Images for the Calibration of Hydro-geological Models in Semi-Arid Regions: A Case Study

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Résumé

In this paper we present the preliminary results of a project devoted to use hydrologic and remote sensing models and data for water resource management in semi-arid regions. The project is developed in the Sahel region of Burkina Faso, where a set of high resolution synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images was acquired. The rationale of the project along with the preliminary results obtained by the processing of high resolution Cosmo-SkyMed data are presented and discussed.

Mots-clés

Synthetic aperture radar, Remote sensing, Arid, Satellite, Radar imaging, Geology, Resource (disambiguation), Interferometric synthetic aperture radar, Radar, High resolution, Hydrological modelling, Environmental science, Computer science, Climatology, Engineering