SYSTEM AND METHOD OF UNDERGROUND WATER DETECTION

摘要

Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method of determining underground liquid (e.g., water) content. Embodiments of the method may include: receiving a scan of an area at a first polarization, the scan scans including first L band microwave reflections from the area. Embodiments of the invention may include receiving an optical data at a wavelength of 1 millimeter to 10 nanometers. Embodiments of the method may further include filtering electromagnetic noise from the scan using the optical data. Embodiments of the method may further include creating a water roughness map based on typical roughness values of various types of water sources and the filtered scan, identifying a first type of water sources using the water roughness map and the filtered scan and calculating the water content at locations in the area based on the identified first type of water sources.

主权项

1. A method of determining underground water content, comprising:
receiving a first scan of an area at a first polarization, the first scan including first L band microwave reflections of the area; the first scan being from a first sensor for detecting L band microwave radiation reflections, the sensor being attached to an object located at least 50 meters above the area; receiving optical data of at least a portion of the scanned area, the optical data being captured in a wavelength in a range between 1 millimeter to 10 nanometers; filtering electromagnetic noise from the first scan using the optical data; creating a water roughness map based on typical roughness values of a set of types of water sources and the filtered first scan; identifying a first type of water source using the water roughness map and the filtered first scan; and calculating the water content at locations in the area based on the identified first type of water sources.