
Water depth estimate and flood extent enhancement for satellite-based inundation maps
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
(13.66 MB - PDF)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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