Global real-time detection of major floods using passive microwave remote sensing

Proceedings, 33rd International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, ISRSE 2009

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 587-590

  De Groeve, T ^a   Riva, P ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Global flood detection; Microwave remote sensing

Indexed keywords

FLOOD DETECTIONS; MICROWAVE REMOTE SENSING; OBJECTIVE MEASURE; OBSERVATION POINT; PASSIVE MICROWAVE REMOTE SENSING; PROCESSING METHOD; REAL-TIME DETECTION; RIVER MONITORING;

REMOTE SENSING; SPACE OPTICS;

FLOODS;

EID: 79957548112     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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