Optimizing statistical classification accuracy of satellite remotely sensed imagery for supporting fast flood hydrological analysis

Acta Geophysica

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 959-984

  Alexakis, Dimitrios D ^a   Agapiou, Athos ^a   Hadjimitsis, Diofantos G ^a   Retalis, Adrianos ^b  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

classification; floods; remote sensing; spectroradiometer; statistics

Indexed keywords

CATCHMENT AREA; CLASSIFICATION ALGORITHM; CLASSIFICATION RESULTS; FLOOD RISK ASSESSMENTS; HYDROLOGICAL ANALYSIS; IN-SITU; ISODATA; LANDSAT TM/ETM+; MAXIMUM ENTROPY; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; MULTISPECTRAL SATELLITE IMAGERY; OBJECT BASED; REFLECTANCE VALUES; REMOTELY SENSED IMAGERY; SATELLITE IMAGES; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; SPECTRO-RADIOMETERS; STATISTICAL CLASSIFICATION; TIME-PERIODS;

CATCHMENTS; CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); FLOODS; METEOROLOGY; REMOTE SENSING; STATISTICS;

SATELLITES;

ALGORITHM; CATCHMENT; FLOOD; HUMIDITY; HYDROLOGY; LANDSAT THEMATIC MAPPER; MULTISPECTRAL IMAGE; OPTIMIZATION; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; REGOLITH; REMOTE SENSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CYPRUS;

EID: 84860488204     PISSN: 18956572     EISSN: 18957455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/s11600-012-0025-9     Document Type: Article

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