Earth Observation for Flood Applications

Progress and Perspectives

388 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

Earth Observation for Flood Applications: Progress and Perspectives describes the latest scientific advances in Earth Observation. With recent floods around the world becoming ever more devastating, there is a need for better science enabling more effective solutions at a fast pace. This book aims at stretching from the current flood mapping to diverse real data so as to estimate the flood risk and damage. Earth Observation for Flood Applications: Progress and Perspectives includes three parts containing each a separate but complementary topic area under floods. Each chapter unfolds various applications, case studies, and illustrative graphics. In terms of flood mapping and monitoring, the usage of multi-sensor satellite data, web-services information, microwave remote sensing methods are discussed in depth. So, this book is a valuable resource for scientists, researchers, and students in the area of earth observation.

• Reihe: Elsevier
• ISBN: 9780128194126
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 28.05.2021
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Elsevier Inc
• Herausgegeben von: Guy J-P. Schumann