Earth Observation for Flood Applications: Progress and Perspectives

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 012819412X
• ISBN13: 9780128194126
• Release Date: June 2021
• Publisher: Elsevier
• Length: 385 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"