Delineation of small reservoirs using radar imagery in a semi-arid environment: A case study in the upper east region of Ghana

Physics and Chemistry of the Earth

Volumn 34, Issue 4-5, 2009, Pages 309-315

  Annor, F O ^a,b   van de Giesen, N ^c   Liebe, J ^d   van de Zaag, P ^a,c   Tilmant, A ^b   Odai, S N ^b  

^a UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

^b KWAME NKRUMAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Ghana)

^c DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^d Department of Biological and Environmental Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

ENVISAT ASAR; Ghana; Radar; Small reservoirs

Indexed keywords

DROUGHT; RADAR; RADAR IMAGING; REMOTE SENSING; TRACKING RADAR; VEGETATION;

CLOUD COVERS; DERIVED DATUM; DOMESTIC PURPOSE; DRY SEASONS; ENVISAT; ENVISAT ASAR; FIELD MEASUREMENTS; GHANA; IRRIGATED AGRICULTURES; LANDSAT IMAGERIES; NIGHT TIME; PROOF OF CONCEPTS; RADAR IMAGERIES; RADAR IMAGES; RAIN FED AGRICULTURES; RAINY SEASONS; SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENTS; SMALL RESERVOIRS; SURFACE AREAS; WEST-AFRICA;

RESERVOIRS (WATER);

CLOUD COVER; ENVISAT-1; IRRIGATION; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; RADAR IMAGERY; RAINFALL; REMOTE SENSING; RESERVOIR; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SEMIARID REGION; WATER AVAILABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER SUPPLY;

AFRICA; GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA;

EID: 59349108142     PISSN: 14747065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pce.2008.08.005     Document Type: Article

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