In the Gash Delta of Eastern Sudan, spate irrigation (flood-recession farming) contributes substantially to rural livelihoods by providing better yields than rainfed dryland farming. However, spate irrigation farmers are challenged by the unpredictability of flooding. In recent decades, the numbe...
Amarnath, Giriraj
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Simons, G.W.H.
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Alahacoon, Niranga
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Smakhtin, V.
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Gismalla, Y.
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Mohammed, Y.
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Andriessen, M.C.M.
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[Using smart ICT to provide weather and water information to smallholders in Africa: the case of the Gash River Basin, Sudan]
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Using smart ICT to provide weather and water information to smallholders in Africa: the case of the Gash River Basin, Sudan
The concept of ‘Underground Taming of Floods for Irrigation’ (UTFI) is introduced as an approach for co-managing floods and droughts at the river basin scale. UTFI involves strategic recharge of aquifers upstream during periods of high flow, thereby preventing local and downstream flooding, and s...
Pavelic, Paul
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Brindha, Karthikeyan
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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Eriyagama, Nishadi
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Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Gangopadhyay, Prasun K.
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Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh
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Mishra, Atmaram
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Hanjra, Munir A.
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Reddy, R.V.
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Mishra, V.K.
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Verma, C.L.
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Kant, L.
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[Controlling floods and droughts through underground storage: from concept to pilot implementation in the Ganges River Basin]
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Controlling floods and droughts through underground storage: from concept to pilot implementation in the Ganges River Basin
The concept of ‘Underground Taming of Floods for Irrigation’ (UTFI) is introduced as an approach for co-managing floods and droughts at the river basin scale. UTFI involves strategic recharge of aquifers upstream during periods of high flow, thereby preventing local and downstream flooding, and s...
Pavelic, Paul
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Brindha, Karthikeyan
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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Eriyagama, Nishadi
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Muthuwatta, Lal P.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Gangopadhyay, Prasun K.
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Malik, Ravinder Paul Singh
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Mishra, Atmaram
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Sharma, Bharat R.
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Hanjra, Munir A.
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Reddy, R.V.
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Mishra, V.K.
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Verma, C.L.
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Kant, L.
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[Controlling floods and droughts through underground storage: from concept to pilot implementation in the Ganges River Basin]
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Controlling floods and droughts through underground storage: from concept to pilot implementation in the Ganges River Basin
The performance of Satellite Rainfall Estimate (SRE) products applied to flood inundation modelling was tested for the Mundeni Aru River Basin in eastern Sri Lanka. Three SREs (PERSIANN, TRMM, and GSMaP) were tested, with the Rainfall-Runoff-Inundation (RRI) model used as the flood inundation mod...
Yoshimoto, Shuhei
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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[Applications of satellite-based rainfall estimates in flood inundation modeling: a case study in Mundeni Aru River Basin, Sri Lanka]
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Applications of satellite-based rainfall estimates in flood inundation modeling: a case study in Mundeni Aru River Basin, Sri Lanka
Responding to rainfall variability has always been one of the most critical risks facing farmers. It is also an integral part of the job of water managers, whether it be designing interventions for flood management, improving the reliability of water supply for irrigation or advising on prioritie...
Bird, Jeremy
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Roy, Srabani
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Shah, Tushaar
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Aggarwal, Pramod K.
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Smakhtin, Vladimir U.
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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Amarasinghe, Upali A.
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Pavelic, Paul
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McCornick, Peter G.
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[Adapting to climate variability and change in India]
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Adapting to climate variability and change in India
Capturing inundation extent by floods is indispensable for decision making for mitigating hazard. Satellite images have commonly been used for flood mapping, but there are limitations such as unavailability due to satellite’s orbital period or cloud cover. Additionally, it would also be beneficia...
Yoshimoto, Shuhei
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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[Application of a flood inundation model to analyze the potential impacts of a flood control plan in Mundeni Aru River Basin, Sri Lanka]
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Application of a flood inundation model to analyze the potential impacts of a flood control plan in Mundeni Aru River Basin, Sri Lanka
Northern Bihar is one of the major flood prone region in India affecting thousands of human lives and livelihoods during the recurrent floods occurring due to the monsoonal rains. While it is impossible to prevent the occurrence of extreme flood events, disaster planning can help in mitigating it...
Amarnath, Giriraj
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Matheswaran, Karthikeyan
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Pandey, Pooja
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Alahacoon, Niranga
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Yoshimoto, Shuhei
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[Flood mapping tools for disaster preparedness and emergency response using satellite data and hydrodynamic models: a case study of Bagmathi Basin, India]
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Flood mapping tools for disaster preparedness and emergency response using satellite data and hydrodynamic models: a case study of Bagmathi Basin, India
The satellite radar altimetry datasets are now extensively used for continental water monitoring although it was primarily designed for oceanic surface and ice cap studies. Water level estimated from satellite altimetry can help to assess many hydrological parameters like river discharge and rese...
Ghosh, S.
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Thakur, P.K.
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Sharma, R.
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Nandy, S.
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Garg, V.
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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Bhattacharyya, S.
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[The potential applications of satellite altimetry with SARAL [Satellite with ARGOS and ALTIKA]/AltiKa for Indian inland waters]
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The potential applications of satellite altimetry with SARAL [Satellite with ARGOS and ALTIKA]/AltiKa for Indian inland waters
The paper presents a moderate resolution imaging spectroradiometer (MODIS) time-series imagery-based algorithm for detection and mapping of seasonal and annual changes in flood extent, and tests this using the flooding of the Indus River Basin in 2010 – one of the greatest recent disasters that a...
Amarnath, Giriraj
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Rajah, Ameer
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[An evaluation of flood inundation mapping from MODIS and ALOS satellites for Pakistan]
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An evaluation of flood inundation mapping from MODIS and ALOS satellites for Pakistan
Paper presented at the 37th Asian Conference on Remote Sensing (ACRS): Promoting Spatial Data Infrastructure for Sustainable Economic Development, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 17-21 October 2016.
Beginning on 14 May 2016, a low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal caused torrential rain to fall
across Sr...
Alahacoon, Niranga
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Pani, Peejush
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Matheswaran, Karthikeyan
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Samansiri, Srimal
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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[Rapid emergency response mapping for the 2016 floods in Kelani river basin, Sri Lanka]
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Rapid emergency response mapping for the 2016 floods in Kelani river basin, Sri Lanka