TY - GEN
T1 - A study of tidal channel influence upon surficial sediment distribution in the Ganghwa-Do southern tidal flat
AU - Eom, Jin Ah
AU - Choi, Jong Kuk
AU - Ryu, Joo Hyung
AU - Won, Joong Sun
PY - 2010
Y1 - 2010
N2 - Spatial relationships between surface sediment distribution and channel networks were estimated for the Ganghwa-Do southern tidal flat, Korea. Tidal channels were extracted from high spatial resolution satellite data and used to derive maps of channel density and distance from channels. The map of surface sediment distribution was produced from grain-size data on sediment samples. Then, for each surface sedimentary facies, the relations with tidal channels were estimated in terms of the fractal analysis, channel density and distance from the channel. The results demonstrate a significant spatial relationship between the distribution of surface sediment in a tidal flat and tidal channel distibution. We conclude that tidal channel should be considered an important factor in mapping surface sedimentary facies in tidal flat environments, and that patterns of tidal channel are a useful adjunct to spectral reflectance in classifying the surface sediment from remotely sensed data with high spatial resolution.
AB - Spatial relationships between surface sediment distribution and channel networks were estimated for the Ganghwa-Do southern tidal flat, Korea. Tidal channels were extracted from high spatial resolution satellite data and used to derive maps of channel density and distance from channels. The map of surface sediment distribution was produced from grain-size data on sediment samples. Then, for each surface sedimentary facies, the relations with tidal channels were estimated in terms of the fractal analysis, channel density and distance from the channel. The results demonstrate a significant spatial relationship between the distribution of surface sediment in a tidal flat and tidal channel distibution. We conclude that tidal channel should be considered an important factor in mapping surface sedimentary facies in tidal flat environments, and that patterns of tidal channel are a useful adjunct to spectral reflectance in classifying the surface sediment from remotely sensed data with high spatial resolution.
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U2 - 10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5653487
DO - 10.1109/IGARSS.2010.5653487
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78650863341
SN - 9781424495658
SN - 9781424495665
T3 - International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS)
SP - 934
EP - 937
BT - 2010 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2010
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2010 30th IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2010
Y2 - 25 July 2010 through 30 July 2010
ER -