Between flood and drought: How cities are facing water surplus and scarcity
J Dąbrowska, AEM Orellana, W Kilian, A Moryl… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Droughts and floods are weather-related hazards affecting cities in all climate zones and
causing human deaths and material losses on all inhabited continents. The aim of this article …
causing human deaths and material losses on all inhabited continents. The aim of this article …
GIS-based urban flood risk assessment and management—a case study of Delhi National Capital Territory (NCT), India
Urban floods are very destructive and have significant socioeconomic repercussions in
regions with a common flooding prevalence. Various researchers have laid down numerous …
regions with a common flooding prevalence. Various researchers have laid down numerous …
Towards a global seasonal and permanent reference water product from Sentinel-1/2 data for improved flood mapping
S Martinis, S Groth, M Wieland, L Knopp… - Remote Sensing of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Satellite-based flood mapping has become an important part of disaster response. In order
to accurately distinguish flood inundation from normally present conditions, up-to-date, high …
to accurately distinguish flood inundation from normally present conditions, up-to-date, high …
Urban-aware U-Net for large-scale urban flood mapping using multitemporal Sentinel-1 intensity and interferometric coherence
Due to the complexity of backscattering mechanisms in built-up areas, the synthetic aperture
radar (SAR)-based mapping of floodwater in urban areas remains challenging. Open areas …
radar (SAR)-based mapping of floodwater in urban areas remains challenging. Open areas …
A paradigm of extreme rainfall pluvial floods in complex urban areas: The flood event of 15 July 2020 in Palermo (Italy)
In the last years, some regions of the Mediterranean area are witnessing a progressive
increase in extreme events, such as urban and flash floods, as a response to the …
increase in extreme events, such as urban and flash floods, as a response to the …
Remote Sensing for Flood Mapping and Monitoring
Working on countermeasures to reduce floods and respond quickly is vital for ensuring
fatalities are reduced to a minimum. Remote sensing can provide an adequate amount of …
fatalities are reduced to a minimum. Remote sensing can provide an adequate amount of …
Mapping impervious surface area increase and urban pluvial flooding using Sentinel Application Platform (SNAP) and remote sensing data
Expansion of urban impervious surface (UIA) and increased urban pluvial flooding (UPF)
have an impact on urban dynamics, socioeconomic activities, and our environment …
have an impact on urban dynamics, socioeconomic activities, and our environment …
[HTML][HTML] Evaluating a new method of remote sensing for flood mapping in the urban and peri-urban areas: Applied to Addis Ababa and the Akaki catchment in Ethiopia
The Sentinel-1 SAR dataset provides the opportunity to monitor floods at unprecedentedly
high spatial and temporal resolutions. However, the accuracy of the flood maps can be …
high spatial and temporal resolutions. However, the accuracy of the flood maps can be …
A novel change detection and threshold-based ensemble of scenarios pyramid for flood extent mapping using Sentinel-1 data
Flood disasters destroy infrastructure, disrupt ecosystem processes, adversely affect social
and economic activities and cause human fatalities. As such, flood extent mapping (FEM) is …
and economic activities and cause human fatalities. As such, flood extent mapping (FEM) is …
Improving urban flood mapping by merging synthetic aperture radar-derived flood footprints with flood hazard maps
Remotely sensed flood extents obtained in near real-time can be used for emergency flood
incident management and as observations for assimilation into flood forecasting models …
incident management and as observations for assimilation into flood forecasting models …