Space Technology for Flood Forecasting, Flood Hazard Mapping and Flood Monitoring
Published: Apr 20, 2018
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Abstract: India is the second worst flood affected country in the world and the perennial river basins of Ganges, Brahmaputra, Mahanadi and Godavari rivers witness flooding every year. Flood forecasting, near real-time monitoring of floods and flood hazard zonation are the widely adopted methods of flood hazard mitigation.
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