Detection of surface water and floods with multispectral satellites

C Albertini, A Gioia, V Iacobellis, S Manfreda - Remote Sensing, 2022 - mdpi.com
The use of multispectral satellite imagery for water monitoring is a fast and cost-effective
method that can benefit from the growing availability of medium–high-resolution and free …

Fluvial floodplains prior to greening of the continents: Stratigraphic record, geodynamic setting, and modern analogues

A Ielpi, P Fralick, D Ventra, M Ghinassi, LE Lebeau… - Sedimentary …, 2018 - Elsevier
Fluvial floodplains established prior to the greening of continents have long been
overlooked, despite their relevance for landscape reconstructions in deep time. The record …

Application of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle DEM in flood modeling and comparison with global DEMs: Case study of Atrak River Basin, Iran

E Parizi, S Khojeh, SM Hosseini… - Journal of Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Digital Elevation Models (DEMs) play a significant role in hydraulic modeling and
flood risk management. This study initially investigated the effect of Unmanned Aerial …

Preface: remote sensing for flood mapping and monitoring of flood dynamics

A Domeneghetti, GJP Schumann, A Tarpanelli - Remote Sensing, 2019 - mdpi.com
This Special Issue is a collection of papers that focus on the use of remote sensing data and
describe methods for flood monitoring and mapping. These articles span a wide range of …

Flood hazard areas assessment at a regional scale in M'zi wadi basin, Algeria

A Hamlat, CB Kadri, A Guidoum, H Bekkaye - Journal of African Earth …, 2021 - Elsevier
Located in the semi-arid areas of Algeria, M'zi wadi basin experienced severe floods that
pose a potent threat to the present day. In order to reduce and mitigate flood damage there …

Visualisation of flooding along an unvegetated, ephemeral river using Google Earth Engine: Implications for assessment of channel-floodplain dynamics in a time of …

J Li, S Tooth, K Zhang, Y Zhao - Journal of Environmental Management, 2021 - Elsevier
Given rapid environmental change, the development of new, data-driven, interdisciplinary
approaches is essential for improving assessment and management of river systems …

Digital Elevation Models for topographic characterisation and flood flow modelling along low-gradient, terminal dryland rivers: A comparison of spaceborne datasets …

J Li, Y Zhao, P Bates, J Neal, S Tooth, L Hawker… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Many dryland rivers are terminal systems, with small channels undergoing prominent
downstream size reductions before ending on channelless floodplains, in wetlands, or at …

Athabasca River Avulsion Underway in the Peace‐Athabasca Delta, Canada

B Wang, LC Smith, C Gleason… - Water Resources …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Avulsions change river courses and transport water and sediment to new channels
impacting infrastructure, floodplain evolution, and ecosystems. Abrupt avulsion events …

Crevasse splay morphodynamics near a non-vegetated, ephemeral river terminus: Insights from process-based modelling

J Li, H van der Vegt, JEA Storms, S Tooth - Journal of Hydrology, 2023 - Elsevier
Crevasse splays generate subtle local relief and contribute to fluvial basin sedimentary
filling but controls on splay development along dryland rivers remain poorly understood …

Upstream migration of avulsion sites on lowland deltas with river-mouth retreat

J Li, V Ganti, C Li, H Wei - Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 2022 - Elsevier
River deltas are fertile, populous landscapes that grow through river avulsions—episodic
channel-jumping events. Historically, avulsions on deltas occurred at persistent locations …