Remote Sensing-Derived Water Extent and Level to Constrain Hydraulic Flood Forecasting Models: Opportunities and Challenges

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• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  Surveys in geophysics

• Publication date

  2016-08-02

• Fields of study

  Computer Science, Engineering, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1007/s10712-016-9378-y
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