Applications
- 10.6.1 Reservoir Level Tracking — Measuring reservoir surface elevation continuously from orbit using radar altimetry and optical waterline detection to monitor storage volume and dam safety margins.
- 10.6.2 Dam Wall Deformation (InSAR) — Measuring millimetre-scale displacement of dam walls and abutments using repeat-pass synthetic aperture radar interferometry to detect structural deformation before it becomes failure.
- 10.6.3 Spillway Activity Monitoring — Using multispectral and SAR satellite imagery to detect, classify and track spillway gate operations, overflow events and erosion at dam structures in near-real time.
- 10.6.4 Catchment Inflow Forecasting — Using satellite-derived rainfall, snowpack, soil moisture and evapotranspiration data to predict water volumes flowing into a reservoir days to weeks ahead.
- 10.6.5 Downstream Flood Risk Modelling — Using satellite-derived terrain, soil-moisture, rainfall and reservoir-state data to continuously update inundation models for populated areas downstream of dams.