Evaluation of the satellite-based Global Flood Detection System for measuring river discharge: influence of local factors

Revilla-Romero, B.; Thielen, J.; Salamon, P.; De Groeve, T.; Brakenridge, G. R.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4467-2014

Articles | Volume 18, issue 11

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4467-2014

© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-18-4467-2014

© Author(s) 2014. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 18, issue 11

Research article

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07 Nov 2014

Research article |

| 07 Nov 2014

Evaluation of the satellite-based Global Flood Detection System for measuring river discharge: influence of local factors

B. Revilla-Romero, J. Thielen, P. Salamon, T. De Groeve, and G. R. Brakenridge

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AC C2196: 'If figures don't load in your browser:', Beatriz Revilla-Romero, 04 Jul 2014
RC C2729: 'Referee's comments', Anonymous Referee #1, 26 Jul 2014
- AC C4024: 'Submission of a revised version of the manuscript (hess-2014-240) by B.Revilla-Romero et al.', Beatriz Revilla-Romero, 24 Sep 2014
RC C3118: 'Good paper', Guy J.-P. Schumann, 16 Aug 2014
AC C4042: ''Response to Referee #2: Schumann, Guy J.-P.', Beatriz Revilla-Romero, 26 Sep 2014

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ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (Editor review) (26 Sep 2014) by Hannah Cloke

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ED: Publish as is (30 Sep 2014) by Hannah Cloke

AR by Beatriz Revilla-Romero on behalf of the Authors (30 Sep 2014)

Short summary

One of the main challenges in global hydrological modelling is the limited availability of observational data for calibration and model verification. The aim of this study is to test the potentials and constraints of the remote sensing signal of the Global Flood Detection System (GFDS) for converting the flood detection signal into river discharge values. This work also provides a first analysis of the local factors influencing the accuracy of discharge measurement as provided by this system.