The HYDRASENS project is sponsored by the Belgian Science Policy in the framework of the Research Programme for Earth Observation "STEREO II" (Support to the exploitation and Research in Earth Observation).
The main aim of this project is to investigate how radar remote sensing of soil moisture and flood extents can be used to improve predictions of hydrologic and hydraulic models through data assimilation. Within this 5-year project different research items can be discerned:
- small scale soil moisture monitoring using ground penetrating radar (GPR) techniques
- soil moisture and flood extent monitoring using space borne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery using state-of-the-art backscattering models and techniques
- uncertainty assessment on soil moisture estimates based on possibility theory
- coupling a hydrologic and hydraulic model for improved flood forecasting
- implementation and development of several data assimilation techniques
The project consists of 5 partners and employs 6 researchers and 1 technical staff member.
