Classifiers for the detection of flood-prone areas using remote sensed elevation data

Journal of Hydrology

Volumn 470-471, Issue , 2012, Pages 302-315

  Degiorgis, Massimiliano ^a   Gnecco, Giorgio ^a   Gorni, Silvia ^a   Roth, Giorgio ^a   Sanguineti, Marcello ^a   Taramasso, Angela Celeste ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Flood hazard; Flood risk management; Linear classifiers and support vector machines; Parameter optimization; Receiver operating characteristics; Shuttle radar topography mission

Indexed keywords

FLOOD HAZARDS; FLOOD RISK MANAGEMENT; LINEAR CLASSIFIERS; PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION;

CATCHMENTS; FLOOD CONTROL; HAZARDS; OPTIMIZATION; REMOTE SENSING; RUNOFF;

FLOODS;

CALIBRATION; CATCHMENT; DATA SET; DETECTION METHOD; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; FLUVIAL GEOMORPHOLOGY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; IMAGE CLASSIFICATION; INSURANCE SYSTEM; MAP; MAPPING; OPTIMIZATION; PARAMETERIZATION; RELIABILITY ANALYSIS; REMOTE SENSING; SHUTTLE RADAR TOPOGRAPHY MISSION;

ITALY; PIEDMONT [ITALY]; TANARO BASIN;

EID: 84868370096     PISSN: 00221694     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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