Using Landsat 7 TM data acquired days after a flood event to delineate the maximum flood extent on a coastal floodplain

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 959-974

  Wang, Y ^a  

^a EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COASTAL ZONES; DATA ACQUISITION; DATA REDUCTION; IMAGE PROCESSING; REMOTE SENSING; RIVERS;

FLOOD PLAINS; INUNDATION EXTENT MAPS;

FLOODS;

COASTAL ZONE; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; HURRICANE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; REMOTE SENSING; WATER LEVEL;

NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; PAMLICO RIVER; UNITED STATES;

EID: 1542546941     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0143116031000150022     Document Type: Article

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