Orbital SAR remote sensing of a river flood wave

被引:71
作者
Brakenridge, GR [1 ]
Tracy, BT
Knox, JC
机构
[1] Dartmouth Coll, Dept Geog, Surficial Proc Lab, Hanover, NH 03755 USA
[2] Univ Wisconsin, Dept Geog, Madison, WI 53706 USA
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D O I
10.1080/014311698215559
中图分类号
TP7 [遥感技术];
学科分类号
081102 ; 0816 ; 081602 ; 083002 ; 1404 ;
摘要
During the Great Flood of summer 1993 in the Upper Mississippi Valley, the European Remote Sensing Satellite (ERS-1) imaged overbank flooding with a ground resolution of ca 25 m. When combined with topographic information, these data permit measurement of instantaneous longitudinal profiles of individual flooded valleys. Along a major tributary to the Mississippi in southwestern Wisconsin, a measured in-transit flood wave exhibits an amplitude of 1.5-2.0 m, and can be differentiated from a constant discharge, step backwater-modelled water surface for a distance of 5 km along the valley.
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页码:1439 / 1445
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