Applications of Remote Sensing in Kuwait

Abstract

AbstractSatellite Remote Sensing can provide a valuable source of information in different applications and is considered an important tool for disaster management and support for decision-making in the state of Kuwait. This is especially valid for the cloudless atmosphere of Arabia. In this chapter, some examples related to geology ideas are presented. The application of satellite remote sensing techniques using both passive and active sensors is presented over Kuwait desert and marine. This includes academic studies of soil moisture, land subsidence, and operational monitoring of recent flash floods, dust storms, and oil spills detected by optical and SAR instruments from various space satellite platforms over the territory of the state of Kuwait. Operational monitoring of dust storms, especially sever jets from Iraq was performed with MODIS NASA/Terra and Aqua instruments, the oil pollution in the Northern Gulf oil fields was very effectively detected by Sentinel SAR-C instrument of Copernicus/ESA, and some rain floods in urban areas in winter were analyzed by high-resolution instruments of Pleiades.