Kaur et al. (2025) Enhanced resolution cryosphere analysis with pan-sharpening of scatterometer dataset

Identification

• Journal: Elsevier eBooks
• Year: 2025
• Date: 2025-11-14
• Authors: Rajinder Kaur, Ganesh Kumar Sethi, Sartajvir Singh
• DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-31380-6.00012-x

Research Groups

• Department of Computer Science, Punjabi University, Punjab, India
• Department of Computer Science, Multani Mal Modi College, Punjab, India
• Center of Excellence in Socio-Environmental Sustainability for River Sand Mining (SENSRS), Indian Institute of Technology, Ropar, Punjab, India
• Department of Computer Applications, Baba Farid College, Bathinda, Punjab, India

Short Summary

This study aims to enhance the resolution of scatterometer datasets using pan-sharpening techniques to improve cryosphere analysis, specifically for accurate snow cover tracking and classification in regions like the Himalayas, thereby aiding natural hazard prediction.

Objective

• To develop and apply pan-sharpening techniques to scatterometer datasets for achieving enhanced resolution in cryosphere analysis, particularly for improved snow cover tracking and classification to support natural hazard prediction.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: Regional (Himalayan region, Indian Himalayas)
• Temporal Scale: Not explicitly defined for the study's analysis in the provided text, though background data references periods like 2004-2017 and 2007-2015.

Methodology and Data

• Models used: Pan-sharpening technique
• Data sources: Scatterometer dataset

Main Results

• The provided text is an introduction (Chapter 10.1) and does not contain the main results of the study.

Contributions

• Original application of pan-sharpening techniques to scatterometer datasets to achieve higher resolution for cryosphere analysis.
• Improvement of snow cover tracking and classification accuracy, which is crucial for enhancing natural hazard prediction, especially in complex and vulnerable mountainous regions like the Himalayas.

Funding

• Not explicitly mentioned in the provided text.

Citation

@article{Kaur2025Enhanced,
  author = {Kaur, Rajinder and Sethi, Ganesh Kumar and Singh, Sartajvir},
  title = {Enhanced resolution cryosphere analysis with pan-sharpening of scatterometer dataset},
  journal = {Elsevier eBooks},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1016/b978-0-443-31380-6.00012-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-31380-6.00012-x}
}