Quality analysis of SRTM and HYDRO1K: A case study of flood inundation in mozambique

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 267-285

  Karlsson, Johanna Mård ^a   Arnberg, Wolter ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLOOD CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRACKING RADAR;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FLOOD INUNDATION MODELING; FLOOD INUNDATION MODELLING; FLOOD SIMULATION; MODEL PREDICTION; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; VERTICAL ACCURACY;

FLOODS;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; IMAGE RESOLUTION; MODELING; RIVER BASIN; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION;

LIMPOPO BASIN; MOZAMBIQUE;

EID: 79551676272     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431160903464112     Document Type: Article

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