Improving flood monitoring by the Robust AVHRR technique (RAT) approach: The case of the April 2000 Hungary flood

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 2043-2062

  Lacava, T ^a   Filizzola, C ^a   Pergola, N ^a,b   Sannazzaro, F ^a   Tramutoli, V ^a,b  

^a CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED VERY HIGH RESOLUTION RADIOMETERS (AVHRR); DAMAGE DETECTION; FLOOD CONTROL; REMOTE SENSING; RISK MANAGEMENT; SATELLITES;

CIVIL PROTECTION; DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; DETECTION CAPABILITY; FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT; HIGH TEMPORAL RESOLUTION; OPERATOR INTERVENTIONS; SATELLITE PLATFORMS; SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING;

FLOODS;

AVHRR; DETECTION METHOD; EARLY WARNING SYSTEM; FLOOD DAMAGE; FLOOD FORECASTING; MONITORING SYSTEM; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; REMOTE SENSING; SATELLITE DATA;

HUNGARY; TIMIS RIVER; TISZA RIVER;

EID: 77749242045     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160902942902     Document Type: Article

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