Extraction of palaeochannel information from remote sensing imagery in the east of Chaohu Lake, China

doi:10.1007/s11707-011-0188-8

Front Earth Sci

2012, Vol. 6

Issue (1) : 75-82 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11707-011-0188-8

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Extraction of palaeochannel information from remote sensing imagery in the east of Chaohu Lake, China

Xinyuan WANG^1,2, Zhenya GUO², Li WU³(

), Cheng ZHU³, Hui HE²

1. Center for Earth Observation and Digital Earth, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100094, China; 2. College of Territorial Resources and Tourism, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu 241000, China; 3. School of Geographic and Oceanographic Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China

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Abstract

Palaeochannels are deposits of unconsolidated sediments or semi-consolidated sedimentary rocks deposited in ancient, currently inactive river and stream channel systems. It is distinct from the overbank deposits of currently active river channels, including ephemeral water courses which do not regularly flow. We have introduced a spectral characteristics-based palaeochannel information extraction model from SPOT-5 imagery with special time phase, which has been built by virtue of an analysis of remote sensing mechanism and spectral characteristics of the palaeochannel, combined with its distinction from the spatial distribution and spectral features of currently active river channels, also with the establishment of remote sensing judging features of the palaeochannel in remote sensing image. This model follows the process of supervised classification → farmland masking and primary component analysis → underground palaeochannel information extraction → information combination → palaeochannel system image. The Zhegao River Valley in the east of Chaohu Lake was selected as a study area, and SPOT-5 imagery was used as a source of data. The result was satisfactory when this method has been successfully applied to extract the palaeochannel information, which can provide good reference for regional remote sensing archeology and neotectonic research. However, the applicability of this method needs to be tested further in other areas as the spatial characteristics and spectral response of palaeochannel might be different.

Keywords palaeochannel remote sensing information extraction spectral characteristic Chaohu Lake

Corresponding Author(s): WU Li,Email:jedi-wuli@163.com

Issue Date: 05 March 2012

Cite this article:

Xinyuan WANG,Zhenya GUO,Li WU, et al. Extraction of palaeochannel information from remote sensing imagery in the east of Chaohu Lake, China[J]. Front Earth Sci, 2012, 6(1): 75-82.

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Fig.1 Location map of the study area

Tab.1 Spectral wavelength and resolution of SPOT-5

Fig.2 Supervised classification map of the Zhegao River Valley

Tab.2 Classification error matrices

Tab.3 Basic accuracy index

Tab.4 Characteristic values from principal components analysis

Fig.3 Planar scatter plot of original image

Fig.4 Planar scatter plot of masking image

Fig.5 Endmember selection of masking image

Fig.6 Distribution of palaeochannels in the Zhegao River Valley

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