flood detection and monitoring using remote sensing#
description#
Floods can inundate large areas, causing damage to agricultural lands, property, transportation links, and leading to loss of life. Satellite remote sensing, especially Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), is a key tool for identifying and mapping flood-prone areas, helping to improve flood management and mitigate these damaging effects. In this project, you will investigate the use of GIS and remote sensing to identify flood-prone areas in a study region to be determined.
Suitable for a student with an interest in remote sensing/GIS, land use management, or hazard and risk management.
example references#
Brivio, P.A., Colombo, R., Maggi, M., Tomasoni, R., 2002. Integration of remote sensing data and GIS for accurate mapping of flooded areas. International Journal of Remote Sensing 23, 429–441. doi: 10.1080/01431160010014729
Clement, M. A., Kilsby, C. G., Moore, P., 2018. Multi-temporal synthetic aperture radar flood mapping using change detection. Journal of Flood Risk Management 11, 152–168. doi: 10.1111/jfr3.12303
Pulvirenti, L., Pierdicca, N., Chini, M., Guerriero, L., 2011. An algorithm for operational flood mapping from Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data using fuzzy logic. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences 11, 529–540. doi: 10.5194/nhess-11-529-2011