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Cooperative satellite-based flood detection, mapping, and river monitoring in near real timeThe North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), the Pacific-North American (PNA) teleconnection pattern, and the El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) combine to influence the planetary wave structure over the northern hemisphere. Floods and droughts are associated around the world with ENSO through such teleconnections, and improved flood prediction relies on understanding them better. The scientific study of floods, and consistent measurements thereof, are needed in order to allow 'Greenhouse warming' predictions about flooding to be tested, and the hydrologic effects of other phenomena such as ENSO to be evaluated. The needed tasks are: 1) detection/warning of flooding, 2) flood magnitude assessment, 3) flood inundation mapping, and 4) preservation of the record of flooding. Accomplishing these same tasks provides direct local societal benefits as well: they can save lives and reduce economic loss. We emphasize that the basic science observations need not be divorced from the immediate practical applications: both can occur together, and just as is the case for meteorological remote sensing.
Document ID
20060043876
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Brakenridge, Robert G.
Nghiem, Son V.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
June 21, 2004
Meeting Information
Meeting: India-US Conference on Space Science, Applications, and Commerce
Location: Bangalore
Country: India
Start Date: June 21, 2004
End Date: June 26, 2004
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)
AMSR
ASTER
river gaging
flood
MODIS
QuikScat

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