Rapid Response to a Typhoon-Induced Flood with an SAR-Derived Map of Inundated Areas: Case Study and Validation

Rapid Response to a Typhoon-Induced Flood with an SAR-Derived Map of Inundated Areas: Case Study and Validation

We report the successful case of a rapid response to a flash flood in I-Lan County of Taiwan with a map of inundated areas derived from COSMO-SkyMed 1 radar satellite imagery within 24 hours. The flood was caused by the intensive precipitation brought by Typhoon Soulik in July 2013. Based on the ens...

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Main Authors: Hsiao-Wei Chung, Cheng-Chien Liu, I-Fan Cheng, Yun-Ruei Lee, Ming-Chang Shieh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
remote sensing
synthetic aperture radar imagery
visible imagery
flooding
flood hazard mapping
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/7/9/11954

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