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Development of comprehensive Technique for Soil Moisture Estimation using L and S Band Airborne Polarimetric SAR Data

The proposed project aims to study polarimetric multi-frequency SAR data for the regions such as Indira Gandhi Canal area in Rajasthan, Anand Agricultural University and Kutchh in Gujarat. Proper analysis of these data for these sites can result in accurate soil moisture estimation in this area and in turn, can benefit seepage detection near canals, agriculture and dessert meteorology. Efficient and improved algorithms for image denoising, segmentation, classification and estimation of soil moisture are expected as the prime outcomes. A GUI based system which will allow using these techniques through the easy interface is also expected as the outcome.