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A hydrological analysis of east Australian floods using Nimbus-5 electrically scanning radiometer dataThe chronological development and diminution of six floods in eastern Australia during January, February, and March 1974 were mapped for the first time by the Nimbus Electrically Scanning Microwave Radiometer (ESMR). Day and nighttime ESMR (19.35 GHz) coverage was analyzed for the low gradient, flooded Darling River system in New South Wales. Apparent movement of surface water as indicated by low brightness temperatures (less than 250 K, day and less than 240 K, night) was easily followed around the curved runoff basin along the northern shoreline of the flooded Darling River during this 3-month period. This pattern was in good agreement with flood crest data at selected river height gage stations, even under cloudy conditions.
Document ID
19800036024
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Allison, L. J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, MD, United States)
Schmugge, T. J.
(NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Md., United States)
Byrne, G.
(Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization Canberra, Australia)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2013
Publication Date
December 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: American Meteorological Society
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Accession Number
80A20194
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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