Detection of Flood-Prone Areas Using Digital Elevation Models

Journal of Hydrologic Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 781-790

  Manfreda, Salvatore ^a   Di Leo, Margherita ^a   Sole, Aurelia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Digital elevation model (DEM); Flooding areas; Scale dependence; Topographic index

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED PROCEDURES; CELL SIZE; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; ELEVATION DATA; FLOOD MAPPING; FLOOD-PLAINS; GLOBAL DEM; HIGH RESOLUTION; HYDRAULIC SIMULATION; MODEL PARAMETERS; OPTIMAL SCALE; RIVER BASINS; SCALE DEPENDENCE; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; SUBCATCHMENTS; SURFACE ELEVATIONS; TOPOGRAPHIC INDEX; TWO PARAMETER; UNGAUGED BASINS;

CALIBRATION; CATCHMENTS; DIGITAL INSTRUMENTS; FLOOD CONTROL; FORESTRY; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HYDRAULICS; TRACKING RADAR; WATERSHEDS;

SURVEYING;

CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; DETECTION METHOD; DIGITAL ELEVATION MODEL; FLOODING; HYDRAULICS; MODEL VALIDATION; RIVER BASIN; SPATIAL RESOLUTION;

ARNO BASIN; ITALY; TUSCANY;

EID: 79952464006     PISSN: 10840699     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)HE.1943-5584.0000367     Document Type: Article

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