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The aim of this work was to predict the probability of the spread of rock formations with hydrocarbon-collecting properties in the studied coastal area using a stack of machine learning algorithms and data augmentation and modification…

Geophysics · Physics 2023-01-10 Dmitry Ivlev

Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) are fast emerging sensors in the field of Earth Observation. It is a remote sensing technology that utilizes laser beams to measure distances and create detailed three-dimensional representations of…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2025-04-15 Saad Ahmed Jamal

When capturing images through the glass during rainy or snowy weather conditions, the resulting images often contain waterdrops adhered on the glass surface, and these waterdrops significantly degrade the image quality and performance of…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-04-01 Yunhao Li , Jing Wu , Lingzhe Zhao , Peidong Liu

The flooding extent area in a river valley is related to river gauge observations. The higher the water elevation, the larger the flooding area. Due to synthetic aperture radar\textquoteright s (SAR) capabilities to penetrate through…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2024-10-14 Monika Gierszewska , Tomasz Berezowski

A recent report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlights that water-related disasters have caused the highest human losses among natural disasters over the past 50 years, with over 91\% of deaths occurring in low-income…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2025-01-14 Ting-Yu Dai , Hayato Ushijima-Mwesigwa

Water supplies are crucial for the development of living beings. However, change in the hydrological process i.e. climate and land usage are the key issues. Sustaining water level and accurate estimating for dynamic conditions is a critical…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2019-06-27 Sadaqat ur Rehman , Zhongliang Yang , Muhammad Shahid , Nan Wei , Yongfeng Huang , Muhammad Waqas , Shanshan Tu , Obaid ur Rehman

High-resolution rainfall estimates from satellite and reanalysis sources (SRE) could play a major role in improving climate services for agriculture. This is particularly relevant in regions that rely on rain-fed farming but lack a dense…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2026-03-18 Danny Parsons , David Stern , Denis Ndanguza , Mouhamadou Bamba Sylla , James Musyoka , John Bagiliko , Graham Clarkson , Peter Dorward

Relevant comprehension of flood hazards has emerged as a crucial necessity, especially as the severity and the occurrence of flood events intensify with climate changes. Flood simulation and forecast capability have been greatly improved…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2022-11-18 Thanh Huy Nguyen , Anthéa Delmotte , Christophe Fatras , Peter Kettig , Andrea Piacentini , Sophie Ricci

Sustainable management of groundwater resources under changing climatic conditions require an application of reliable and accurate predictions of groundwater levels. Mechanistic multi-scale, multi-physics simulation models are often too…

Leaf wetness detection is a crucial task in agricultural monitoring, as it directly impacts the prediction and protection of plant diseases. However, existing sensing systems suffer from limitations in robustness, accuracy, and…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-07-31 Yimeng Liu , Maolin Gan , Yidong Ren , Gen Li , Jingkai Lin , Younsuk Dong , Zhichao Cao

Sea surface height observations provided by satellite altimetry since 1993 show a rising rate (3.4 mm/year) for global mean sea level. While on average, sea level has risen 10 cm over the last 30 years, there is considerable regional…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2023-10-10 Saumya Sinha , John Fasullo , R. Steven Nerem , Claire Monteleoni

We synthesize both optical RGB and synthetic aperture radar (SAR) remote sensing images from land cover maps and auxiliary raster data using generative adversarial networks (GANs). In remote sensing, many types of data, such as digital…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2021-05-26 Gerald Baier , Antonin Deschemps , Michael Schmitt , Naoto Yokoya

Removing rain streaks from a single image has been drawing considerable attention as rain streaks can severely degrade the image quality and affect the performance of existing outdoor vision tasks. While recent CNN-based derainers have…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2019-08-20 Tianyu Wang , Xin Yang , Ke Xu , Shaozhe Chen , Qiang Zhang , Rynson Lau

ESA operates the Sentinel-1 satellites, which provides Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data of Earth. Recorded Sentinel-1 data have shown a potential for remotely observing and monitoring local conditions on broad acre fields. Remote sensing…

As global groundwater levels continue to decline rapidly, there is a growing need for advanced techniques to monitor and manage aquifers effectively. This study focuses on validating a numerical model using seismic data from a small-scale…

This paper argues that AI-enabled analysis of street-view imagery, complemented by performance-gated machine-learning imputation, provides a viable pathway for generating building-specific elevation data at regional scale for flood risk…

Machine Learning · Computer Science 2026-04-03 Xiangpeng Li , Yu-Hsuan Ho , Sam D Brody , Ali Mostafavi

We develop a deep learning based convolutional-regression model that estimates the volumetric soil moisture content in the top ~5 cm of soil. Input predictors include Sentinel-1 (active radar), Sentinel-2 (optical imagery), and SMAP…

Atmospheric and Oceanic Physics · Physics 2023-10-17 Vishal Batchu , Grey Nearing , Varun Gulshan

Due to its cloud-penetrating capability and independence from solar illumination, satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is the preferred data source for large-scale flood mapping, providing global coverage and including various land…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-06-07 Jie Zhao , Zhitong Xiong , Xiao Xiang Zhu

Accurate and timely mapping of flood extent from high-resolution satellite imagery plays a crucial role in disaster management such as damage assessment and relief activities. However, current state-of-the-art solutions are based on U-Net,…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2024-09-27 Mirza Tanzim Sami , Da Yan , Saugat Adhikari , Lyuheng Yuan , Jiao Han , Zhe Jiang , Jalal Khalil , Yang Zhou

Accurate and robust environmental perception is crucial for robot autonomous navigation. While current methods typically adopt optical sensors (e.g., camera, LiDAR) as primary sensing modalities, their susceptibility to visual occlusion…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-04 Ruibin Zhang , Fei Gao