Optimization of threshold ranges for rapid flood inundation mapping by evaluating backscatter profiles of high incidence angle SAR images

International Journal of Disaster Risk Science

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 113-122

  Manjusree, Panchagnula ^a   Prasanna Kumar, L ^a   Bhatt, Chandra Mohan ^a   Rao, Goru Srinivasa ^a   Bhanumurthy, Veerubhotla ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

Author keywords

flood; microwave; radar backscatter; synthetic aperture radar; threshold and polarization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84899902043     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20950055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13753-012-0011-5     Document Type: Article

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