MONITORING OF BAR TRANSFORMATION IN THE HAN RIVER ESTUARY USING RADARSAT/SAR IMAGES

Abstract

In river with bar, the characteristics of its physical conditions have a close relationship with bar morphology. In this paper, a monitoring approach of bar transformation in the Han River Estuary is presented using RADARSAT/SAR Images. Even though the problem, it could be said that in the estuary bars are very stable and natural levees and vegetated area are developed well. It also showed that suspended solids such as silt transported through the estuary could contribute highly to a sedimentation environment around Incheon.