Evaluation of floodings events in the Norte Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, using remote sensing imagery

This study aimed to identify and to quantify the flooded area in the 2008/2009 summer period in the Norte Fluminense region, Rio de Janeiro state using remote sensing images. For this, Landsat-5 TM and CBERS-2B CCD images acquired before and after flooding occurrence were used. In these images, the...

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Main Authors: Ramon Morais de Freitas, Yosio Edemir Shimabukuro, Valdo da Silva Marques, José Carlos Mendonça
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto de Pesquisas Ambientais em Bacias Hidrográficas (IPABHi) 2012-04-01
Series:Revista Ambiente & Água
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Online Access:http://www.ambi-agua.net/seer/index.php/ambi-agua/article/view/817