Call number:
20-1/M 25.96118
In:
Geophysical monograph
Description / Table of Contents:
1.7. COMMUNICATING GLOBAL FLOOD RISK: THE AQUEDUCT GLOBAL FLOOD ANALYZER1.8. THE WAY FORWARD; REFERENCES; Part I: Flood Hazard Mapping and Modeling from Remote Sensing; Chapter 2 Rainfall Information for Global Flood Modeling; 2.1. INTRODUCTION; 2.2. ROLE OF RAINFALL IN LARGE‐SCALE FLOOD MODELING; 2.3. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS; 2.4. PRECIPITATION INFORMATION SOURCES; 2.5. FUTURE DIRECTIONS; 2.6. CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 3 Flood Risk Mapping From Orbital Remote Sensing; 3.1. INTRODUCTION; 3.2. MICROWAVE RADIOMETRY FOR MEASURING RIVER DISCHARGE
Description / Table of Contents:
3.3. PRODUCTION OF SIGNAL/DISCHARGE RATING CURVES3.4. ASSESSING RIVER WATCH ACCURACY; 3.5. SATELLITE GAUGING SITE SELECTION; 3.6. FLOOD MAPPING FROM OPTICAL SATELLITES; 3.7. REMOTE SENSING‐BASED FLOOD HAZARD QUANTIFICATION; 3.8. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 4 Flood Mapping Using Synthetic Aperture Radar Sensors From Local to Global Scales; 4.1. INTRODUCTION; 4.2. PRINCIPLES OF SAR: IMPLICATIONS FOR FLOOD MAPPING; 4.3. COMMON SAR‐BASED FLOOD MAPPING METHODS; 4.4. IMAGE INTERPRETATION: CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS; 4.5. REPRESENTATION OF UNCERTAINTIES; 4.6. CASE STUDIES
Description / Table of Contents:
4.7. SUMMARY AND PERSPECTIVESACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 5 Flood Hazard Mapping in Data-Scarce Areas: An Application Example of Regional Versus Physically Based Approaches for Design Flood Estimation; 5.1. INTRODUCTION; 5.2. STUDY SITE; 5.3. METHODOLOGY; 5.4. RESULTS; 5.5. DISCUSSION; 5.6. CONCLUSIONS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; REFERENCES; Chapter 6 Global Flood Monitoring Using Satellite Precipitation and Hydrological Modeling; 6.1. INTRODUCTION; 6.2. GLOBAL FLOOD MONITORING SYSTEM (GFMS); 6.3. EVALUATION OF THE DRIVE MODEL AND THE GFMS
Description / Table of Contents:
6.4. A TYPICAL EXAMPLE OF REAL‐TIME FLOOD DETECTION AND INUNDATION MAPPING BY THE GFM6.5. ONGOING AND FUTURE WORK; 6.6. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCEs; Chapter 7 Flood Hazard Mapping for the Humanitarian Sector: An Opinion Piece on Needs and Views; 7.1. INTRODUCTION; 7.2. BACKGROUND INTERFERENCE ISSUES; 7.3. THE PROCESS; 7.4. CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Part II: Flood Hazard Modeling and Forecasting; Chapter 8 Modeling and Mapping of Global Flood Hazard Layers; 8.1. INTRODUCTION; 8.2. FLOOD MODELING DEVELOPMENTS AT THE GLOBAL SCALE; 8.3. CURRENT GLOBAL MODELS; 8.4. APPLICATIONS; 8.5. OUTLOOK
Description / Table of Contents:
Intro; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1 The Need for Mapping, Modeling, and Predicting Flood Hazard and Risk at the Global Scale; 1.1. INTRODUCTION; 1.2. BRIEF OVERVIEW OF RECENT ADVANCES IN GLOBAL FLOOD HAZARD AND RISK MODELING; 1.3. GLOBAL FLOOD RISK INFORMATION IN HIGH‐LEVEL DISASTER RISK MANAGEMENT ADVOCACY; 1.4. APPLICATIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS; 1.5. APPLICATIONS FOR THE REINSURANCE INDUSTRY; 1.6. APPLICATIONS FOR GLOBAL FLOOD FORECASTING AND EARLY WARNING
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
xi, 254 Seiten
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Illustrationen, Diagramme, Karten
ISBN:
978-1-119-21786-2
Series Statement:
Geophysical monograph 233
Language:
English
Location:
Reading room
Branch Library:
GFZ Library
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