A review of applications of satellite SAR, optical, altimetry and DEM data for surface water modelling, mapping and parameter estimation

Musa, Z. N.; Popescu, I.; Mynett, A.

doi:10.5194/hess-19-3755-2015

Articles | Volume 19, issue 9

https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-3755-2015

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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-3755-2015

© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 9

Review article

|

01 Sep 2015

Review article |

| 01 Sep 2015

A review of applications of satellite SAR, optical, altimetry and DEM data for surface water modelling, mapping and parameter estimation

Z. N. Musa, I. Popescu, and A. Mynett

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Short summary

Hydrological data collection is a challenge for the scientific community, especially as some events e.g. floods occur in un-gauged rivers or infrequently. Some such events are however recorded by satellites. Using satellite remote sensing in estimating surface water parameters has its limitations, but recent improvements in sensor specifications, expansion in research methods and knowledge of satellite data have increased its utilization. The review is on modelling and mapping with RS.