Research Physical Geography FSU Jena

	Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena Faculty of Chemistry and Geosciences Department of Geography Physical Geography Research projects

MOMO - Monitoring El Nino induced morphodynamics
in the coastal desert of Southern Peru

Principal investigator: PD Dr. J. Baade
Research group: PD Dr. J. Baade, Prof. Dr. C. Schmullius
Start of project: 01.10.2007
Status: extended in 2009
Financial support: German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Grant: GEO0258

Summary

The high geometrical resolution of TerraSAR-X Spotlight images allows for the first time detection of landforms and landform change on the micro-relief scale from a satellite based remote sensing system. The project MOMO (MOnitoring of El Nino forced MOrphodynamics in the coastal desert of Peru) investigates the potential and constrains of using repeat-pass interferometry for monitoring micro-morphological changes in river beds. The intermittent hydrological regime of the allochtonous rivers originating in the high Andes and crossing the coastal desert of Peru provides the opportunity to scan dry river bed characteristics before and after the runoff season. Taking into account the availability of gauge station data, two sites in the coastal desert of Peru where selected: Chimbote (8°45'S/78°30'W), approx. 450 km north of Lima, and the Palpa Valley (14°32'S/75°11'W) approx. 400 km south of Lima.

For some of the results follow the external link to: DLR TerraSAR-X image of the month [July 2010]: the Nazca lines in Peru

Publications

BAADE, J. & C. SCHMULLIUS (2010a): Interferometric micro-relief sensing with TerraSAR-X - First results. - IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing 48, 2: 965-970 [doi:10.1109/TGRS.2009.2036720, available online 2009-12-15] (Link)
BAADE, J. & C. SCHMULLIUS (2010b): High-resolution mapping of fluvial landform change in arid environments using TerraSAR-X images. In: Proceedings of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), 2010-07-26 - 2010-07-30, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, pp. 2159-2162. (Link)
BAADE, J. & C. SCHMULLIUS (2011): Interannual interferometric change detection in the coastal desert of Peru. - 4. TerraSAR-X Science Team Meeting, Proceedings. 8 pp. online available at: http://sss.terrasar-x.dlr.de/papers_sci_meet_4/poster/GEO0258_baade.pdf (last modified/Stand: 2011-05-13).

Homepage J. Baade

Research projects

MOMO - Monitoring El Nino induced morphodynamics in the coastal desert of Southern Peru

MOMO - Monitoring El Nino induced morphodynamics
in the coastal desert of Southern Peru