Susanne Karg started her M.Sc. thesis on „Burn scar detection using polarimetric ALOS-2 time-series data“ in cooperation with DLR-DFD (Günter Strunz, Sandra Martinis). The aim of this thesis is to develop a change-detection approach using polarimetric SAR (PolSAR) data and, if suitable data is available, interferometric SAR (InSAR) data to detect fire scars. Within this thesis different polarimetric decomposition approaches and pixel-based classifications will be tested for their suitability to detect a recently burned region of interest. The variables which perform best will then be used for an object-based post-classification refinement.
Mapping snow-ecosystem interactions from UAS: EORC at Arctic System Science Conference 2026
This week, the Arctic System Science Conference 2026 has been taking place in Potsdam. Hosted by the Alfred Wegener Institute (AWI), the conference offers a place for researchers to exchange on past, present and future scientific research of the Arctic system –...







