Department of Civil, Environmental and Geo- Engineering and St.
Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, USA
Ardeshir M. Ebtehaj
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geo- Engineering and St.
Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, USA
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of
California, Irvine, California, USA
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geo- Engineering and St.
Anthony Falls Laboratory, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Minneapolis,
Minnesota, USA
We present a multi-sensor retrieval algorithm for flood extent mapping at high spatial and temporal resolution. While visible bands provide flood mapping at fine spatial resolution, their capability is very limited in a cloudy sky. Passive microwaves can penetrate through clouds but cannot detect small-scale flooded surfaces due to their coarse resolution. The proposed method takes advantage of these two observations to retrieve sub-pixel flooded surfaces in all-sky conditions.
We present a multi-sensor retrieval algorithm for flood extent mapping at high spatial and...