Toward the estimation of river discharge variations using MODIS data in ungauged basins

Remote Sensing of Environment

Volumn 136, Issue , 2013, Pages 47-55

  Tarpanelli, Angelica ^a   Brocca, Luca ^a   Lacava, Teodosio ^b   Melone, Florisa ^a   Moramarco, Tommaso ^a   Faruolo, Mariapia ^b   Pergola, Nicola ^b   Tramutoli, Valerio ^c  

^a CNR Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Discharge; Flow velocity; MODIS; Po river; Remote sensing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CONTRIBUTIONS; ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRA; EXPONENTIAL SMOOTHING; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; MEAN FLOW VELOCITIES; MODERATE RESOLUTION IMAGING SPECTRORADIOMETER; MODIS; PO RIVER;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); ESTIMATION; FLOW VELOCITY; INFRARED DEVICES; PIXELS; REMOTE SENSING; RIVERS; SATELLITE IMAGERY;

RADIOMETERS;

BASIN; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ESTIMATION METHOD; FLOW PATTERN; FLOW VELOCITY; MODIS; PIXEL; RIVER DISCHARGE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPATIAL RESOLUTION; TIME SERIES; URBAN AREA; WEATHER STATION;

ITALY; PO RIVER;

EID: 84878165411     PISSN: 00344257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rse.2013.04.010     Document Type: Article

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