An algorithm for operational flood mapping from Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data using fuzzy logic

Natural Hazards and Earth System Science

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 529-540

  Pulvirenti, L ^a   Pierdicca, N ^a   Chini, M ^b   Guerriero, L ^c  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DI GEOFISICA E VULCANOLOGIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; COPING STRATEGY; DISASTER MANAGEMENT; FLOODING; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; MAPPING METHOD; NUMERICAL MODEL; RADAR IMAGERY; SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

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EID: 79951874665     PISSN: 15618633     EISSN: 16849981     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/nhess-11-529-2011     Document Type: Article

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