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TU2.R3: Remote Sensing of Hot Deserts and Desertification

Tuesday, 11 August, 11:00 - 12:15

Location: Oak Lawn

Session Type: Oral

Session Co-Chairs: Maxim Shoshany, Technion and Nathan Netanyahu, Bar-Ilan University

Track: Community Contributed Themes

Tue, 11 Aug, 11:00 - 11:15

TU2.R3.1: SEASONAL DIFFERENCES IN ALBEDO FOR ‎DIFFERENT ‎GEOLOGIES ‎

Elena Roitberg, Maxim Shoshany, Rony Basevitch, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Tue, 11 Aug, 11:15 - 11:30

TU2.R3.2: TUNING FOR DESERTS: A NEW GROUND BASED SUPPORT FOR WIDE REGIONAL DESERT REMOTE SENSING

Maxim Shoshany, Technion; Nurit Agam, Noam Weisbrod, Arnon Karnieli, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Moshe Armon, Hebrew University; Elad Dente, Haifa University; Nili Harnik, Eitan Hirsch, Tel-Aviv University; Ilan Koren, Shira Raveh-Rubin, Weizmann Institute of Science

Tue, 11 Aug, 11:30 - 11:45

TU2.R3.3: DESERT-VEGETATION BOUNDARY DETECTION VIA PROJECTION OF SELF-SUPERVISED SATELLITE EMBEDDINGS

Ido Faran, Nathan Netanyahu, Bar Ilan University; Maxim Shoshany, Technion Israel Institute of Technology

Tue, 11 Aug, 11:45 - 12:00

TU2.R3.4: Microtopography Feature Extraction of Geological and Soil Erosions Through BRDF Simulation and Spectral Measurements

Fadi Kizel, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology

Tue, 11 Aug, 12:00 - 12:15

TU2.R3.5: Assessing IGS Station Suitability for Environmental Monitoring of Soil Moisture and Vegetation Content Using Ground-Based GNSS-IR Remote Sensing

Rida Awad, Fadi Kizel, Gilad Even-Tzur, Technion- Israeli Institute of Technology