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Water depth estimate and flood extent enhancement for satellite-based inundation maps

Published on 11 December 2024
This study proposes a framework for estimating flood water depths and enhancing flood delineations, based on readily available topographical data.
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Water depth estimate and flood extent enhancement for satellite-based inundation maps

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Betterle, Andrea; Salamon, Peter.
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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-24-2817-2024

The methodology is specifically designed to accommodate, as additional inputs, masks delineating water bodies and/or no-data areas. In particular, the method relies on simple morphological arguments to expand flooded areas into no-data regions and to estimate water depths based on the terrain elevation of the boundaries between flooded and non-flooded areas.

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Flood

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Preparedness Prevention

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