Flood depth estimation by means of high-resolution SAR images and lidar data

• Published in: Natural hazards and earth system sciences Vol. 18; no. 11; pp. 3063 - 3084
• Main Authors: Cian, Fabio, Marconcini, Mattia, Ceccato, Pietro, Giupponi, Carlo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 19.11.2018; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Agriculture; Analysis; Change detection; Depth; Detection; Digital Elevation Models; Digital imaging; Economic impact; Economic models; Economics; Elevation; Flooded areas; Floods; High resolution; Hydrodynamic models; Hydrodynamics; Image resolution; Lidar; Quality assessment; Quality control; Radar; Radar imagery; Radar imaging; Resolution; SAR (radar); Statistical analysis; Statistical methods; Synthetic aperture radar; Urban areas

When floods hit inhabited areas, great losses are usually registered in terms of both impacts on people (i.e., fatalities and injuries) and economic impacts on urban areas, commercial and productive sites, infrastructures, and agriculture. To properly assess these, several parameters are needed, amo...