Contributions of Operational Satellites in Monitoring the Catastrophic Floodwaters Due to Hurricane Harvey

Contributions of Operational Satellites in Monitoring the Catastrophic Floodwaters Due to Hurricane Harvey

Hurricane Harvey made landfall as a Category-4 storm in the United States on 25 August 2017 in Texas, causing catastrophic flooding in the Houston metropolitan area and resulting in a total economic loss estimated to be about $125 billion. To monitor flooding in the areas affected by Harvey, we used...

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Main Authors: Mitchell D. Goldberg, Sanmei Li, Steven Goodman, Dan Lindsey, Bill Sjoberg, Donglian Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Remote Sensing
Subjects:
VIIRS
ABI
Hurricane Harvey
flood mapping
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/10/8/1256

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