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
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
Critical information on a flood-affected area is needed in a short time frame to initiate rapid response operations and develop long-term flood management strategies. This study combined rainfall trend analysis using Asian Precipitation—Highly Resolved Observational Data Integration towards Evalu...
Alahacoon, Niranga
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Matheswaran, Karthikeyan
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Pani, Peejush
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Amarnath, Giriraj
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[A decadal historical satellite data and rainfall trend analysis (2001–2016) for flood hazard mapping in Sri Lanka]
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A decadal historical satellite data and rainfall trend analysis (2001–2016) for flood hazard mapping in Sri Lanka