Remote Sensing of Hydrometeorological Hazards

551 Pages·2018·4.75 MB·English

by  George P. Petropoulos

Remote Sensing of
Hydrometeorological Hazards

Remote Sensing of
Hydrometeorological Hazards

Edited by
George P. Petropoulos
Tanvir Islam
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Library of Congress Cataloging‑in‑Publication Data
Names: Petropoulos, George P., author. | Islam, Tanvir, author.
Title: Remote sensing of hydrometeorological hazards / George P. Petropoulos
and Tanvir Islam.
Description: Boca Raton, FL : Taylor & Francis, 2018. | Includes
bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2017019423 | ISBN 9781498777582 (hardcopy : acid-free paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Hydrometeorology--Remote sensing. | Environmental
monitoring--Remote sensing. | Droughts--Remote sensing. | Floods--Remote
sensing | Forest fires--Remote sensing.
Classification: LCC GB2801.72.R42 P47 2018 | DDC 551.57028/4--dc23
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Dedication
This book is dedicated to my sister, Konstantina, for her
enduring love and support in all my endeavors. I wish her
to have every happiness in her life with her family.
—George P. Petropoulos
To my inspiring parents, encouraging brother, caring
wife, and all the true well-wishers.
—Tanvir Islam

Contents
Preface...............................................................................................................................................xi
Acknowledgments ............................................................................................................................xv
Editors ............................................................................................................................................xvii
Contributors ....................................................................................................................................xix
Section i Remote Sensing of Drought
Chapter 1 Drought and Remote Sensing: An Overview ...............................................................3
Nicolas R. Dalezios
Chapter 2 Agricultural Drought Monitoring Using Satellite Soil Moisture and Other
Remote Sensing Data over the Iberian Peninsula ......................................................33
José Martínez-Fernández, Nilda Sánchez, and Ángel González-Zamora
Chapter 3 Drought Assessments by Coupling Moderate Resolution Imaging
Spectroradiometer Images and Weather Data: A Case Study in the Minas
Gerais State, Brazil ....................................................................................................53
Antônio H. de C. Teixeira, Janice F. Leivas, and Gustavo Bayma-Silva
Chapter 4 The Added Value of Satellite Soil Moisture for Agricultural Index Insurance .........69
Markus Enenkel, Daniel Osgood, and Bristol Powell
Chapter 5 Detecting the 2012 Drought in the Southeastern United States with Moderate
Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer- and Gravity Recovery and Climate
Experiment-Based Drought Indicators .......................................................................85
Ali Levent Yagci, Joseph A. Santanello, Matthew Rodell, Meixia Deng,
and Liping Di
Section ii Remote Sensing of Frost and Sea ice Hazards
Chapter 6 Frost and Remote Sensing: An Overview of Capabilities ........................................105
Nicolas R. Dalezios and George P. Petropoulos
Chapter 7 Remote Sensing of Sea Ice Hazards: An Overview .................................................129
Mukesh Gupta
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Chapter 8 Satellite Microwave Remote Sensing of Landscape Freeze–Thaw Status
Related to Frost Hazard Monitoring ........................................................................157
Youngwook Kim, John S. Kimball, and Jinyang Du
Chapter 9 Temperature Fluctuation and Frost Risk Analysis on a Road Network
by Coupling Remote Sensing Data, Thermal Mapping, and Geographic
Information System Techniques ...............................................................................183
Panagiota Louka, Ioannis Papanikolaou, George P. Petropoulos,
Nikolaos Stathopoulos, and Ioannis X. Tsiros
Section iii Remote Sensing of Wildfires
Chapter 10 Wildfires and Remote Sensing: An Overview .........................................................211
Nicolas R. Dalezios, Kostas Kalabokidis, Nikos Koutsias, and Christos Vasilakos
Chapter 11 A Review on European Remote Sensing Activities in Wildland Fires Prevention .......237
David Chaparro, Mercè Vall-llossera, and Maria Piles
Chapter 12 Remote Sensing of Fire Effects: A Review for Recent Advances in Burned
Area and Burn Severity Mapping ............................................................................261
Ran Meng and Feng Zhao
Chapter 13 Exploring the Relationships between Topographical Elements and Forest
Fire Occurrences in Alberta, Canada ......................................................................285
Masoud Abdollahi, Quazi K. Hassan, Ehsan H. Chowdhury, and Anil Gupta
Chapter 14 Quantifying the Interannual Variability of Wildfire Events across Portugal
for the 2014–2015 Wildfires Using the Data from the European Forest Fire
Information System ..................................................................................................299
Aaron Mills and Daniel Colson
Section iV Remote Sensing of Floods
Chapter 15 Satellite Remote Sensing of Floods for Disaster Response Assistance ...................317
Guy J.-P. Schumann
Chapter 16 Usefulness of Remotely Sensed Data for Extreme Flood Event Modeling:
A Study Case from an Amazonian Floodplain ........................................................337
Sebastien Pinel, Joecila Santos Da Silva, C. R. Fragoso Jr.,
J. Rafael Cavalcanti, Jeremie Garnier, Frederique Seyler, Stephane Calmant,
David Motta Marques, and Marie-Paule Bonnet
Contents ix
Chapter 17 Large-Scale Flood Monitoring in Monsoon Asia for Global Disaster Risk
Reduction Using MODIS/EOS Data ........................................................................367
Youngjoo Kwak
Chapter 18 Introducing Flood Susceptibility Index Using Remote-Sensing Data
and Geographic Information Systems: Empirical Analysis in Sperchios
River Basin, Greece..................................................................................................381
Nikolaos Stathopoulos, Kleomenis Kalogeropoulos, Christos Polykretis,
Panagiotis Skrimizeas, Panagiota Louka, Efthimios Karymbalis,
and Christos Chalkias
Chapter 19 Satellite-Based Precipitation for Modeling Floods: Current Status and
Limitations ...............................................................................................................401
Yiwen Mei, Efthymios, E. I. Nikolopoulos, and Emmanouil N. Anagnostou
Section V Remote Sensing of Storms
Chapter 20 Application of Remote-Sensing Images for Post-Wind Storm Damage Analysis ...417
Sudha Radhika, Yukio Tamura, and Masahiro Matsui
Chapter 21 Analyzing Tropical Cyclones over India Using Precipitation Radar .......................437
Devajyoti Dutta, A. Routray, and Prashant K. Srivastava
Chapter 22 Radar Rainfall Estimates for Debris-Flow Early Warning Systems:
Effect of Different Correction Procedures on the Identification of
Intensity–Duration Thresholds .................................................................................453
F. Marra, E. I. Nikolopoulos, J. D. Creutin, and M. Borga
Section Vi Remote Sensing of Landslides
Chapter 23 A Review of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Citizen Science, and Interferometry
Remote Sensing in Landslide Hazards: Applications in Transportation Routes
and Mining Environments ........................................................................................469
Panagiotis Partsinevelos, Zacharias Agioutantis, Achilleas Tripolitsiotis,
and Nathaniel Schaefer
Chapter 24 Landslide Susceptibility Assessment Mapping: A Case Study in Central Greece....493
George D. Bathrellos, Dionissios P. Kalivas, and Hariklia D. Skilodimou
Index ..............................................................................................................................................513