Improving flood forecast skill using remote sensing data

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27 Aug 2019

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AFAC19 poster
AFAC19 poster

This project investigates the use of remotely sensed soil moisture and inundation extent to improve the accuracy of operational flood forecast.

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Key Topics

flood
remote sensing

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A/Prof Valentijn Pauwels
Researcher
valentijn.pauwels@monash.edu.au
Prof Jeffrey Walker
Researcher
jeffrey.walker@monash.edu.au
Dr Stefania Grimaldi
Researcher
stefania.grimaldi@monash.edu
Dr Ashley Wright
Completed PhD student
ashley.wright@monash.edu
Dr Yuan Li
Researcher
yuan.li2@monash.edu

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