Flood monitoring the remote sensing way
Published: Jan 31, 2017
Photo: Samrat
Flood in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh where the swollen river inundated thousands of villages.
Abstract: Remote sensing technologies serve as a management tool for authorities to forecast and issue early warning of floods. A Flood Response System developed by C-DAC focuses on near-real time flood monitoring in the Brahmaputra valley.
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