Flood monitoring using microwave passive remote sensing (AMSR-E) in part of the Brahmaputra basin, India

International Journal of Remote Sensing

Volumn 34, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 4967-4985

  Singh, Yogesh ^a   Ferrazzoli, Paolo ^a   Rahmoune, Rachid ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE EMISSION; FLOODS; IMPATT DIODES; REMOTE SENSING; WATER LEVELS;

ADVANCED MICROWAVE SCANNING RADIOMETER-EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM (AMSR-E); FLOOD MONITORING; HIGH FREQUENCY HF; MICROWAVE PASSIVES; MULTI FREQUENCY; POLARIZATION INDICES; SURFACE TEMPERATURES; WATER SURFACE;

WATER RESOURCES;

AMSR-E; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MICROWAVE IMAGERY; PADDY FIELD; PIXEL; RAINDROP; REMOTE SENSING; RIVER FLOW; SATELLITE DATA; SURFACE TEMPERATURE; SURFACE WATER; WATER LEVEL;

ASSAM; BRAHMAPUTRA BASIN; INDIA; LAKHIMPUR;

EID: 84876344620     PISSN: 01431161     EISSN: 13665901     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01431161.2013.786194     Document Type: Article

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