Search Results - "Bates, P.D"

A multi-sensor approach towards a global vegetation corrected SRTM DEM product by O'Loughlin, F.E., Paiva, R.C.D., Durand, M., Alsdorf, D.E., Bates, P.D.

“…We develop the first global ‘Bare-Earth’ Digital Elevation Model (DEM) based on the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) for all landmasses between 60N and…”
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Evaluation of 1D and 2D numerical models for predicting river flood inundation by Horritt, M.S., Bates, P.D.

“…1D and 2D models of flood hydraulics (HEC-RAS, LISFLOOD-FP and TELEMAC-2D) are tested on a 60 km reach of the river Severn, UK. Synoptic views of flood extent…”
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The Utility of Spaceborne Radar to Render Flood Inundation Maps Based on Multialgorithm Ensembles by Schumann, G., Di Baldassarre, G., Bates, P.D.

“…On December 12, 2006, both the European Remote Sensing Satellite 2 and Environmental Satellite recorded a high-magnitude flood event on the River Dee in Wales…”
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Assimilation of virtual wide swath altimetry to improve Arctic river modeling by Biancamaria, S., Durand, M., Andreadis, K.M., Bates, P.D., Boone, A., Mognard, N.M., Rodríguez, E., Alsdorf, D.E., Lettenmaier, D.P., Clark, E.A.

“…Global surface water variations are still difficult to monitor with current satellite measurements. The future Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT)…”
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Flood Detection in Urban Areas Using TerraSAR-X by Mason, D.C., Speck, R., Devereux, B., Schumann, G.J.-P., Neal, J.C., Bates, P.D.

“…Flooding is a major hazard in both rural and urban areas worldwide, but it is in urban areas that the impacts are most severe. An investigation of the ability…”
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The impact of uncertainty in satellite data on the assessment of flood inundation models by Stephens, E.M., Bates, P.D., Freer, J.E., Mason, D.C.

“…► Uncertainty in observed data can influence the assessment of model performance. ► The assessment of model performance using spatial pattern comparisons…”
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Effects of mesh resolution and topographic representation in 2D finite volume models of shallow water fluvial flow by Horritt, M.S., Bates, P.D., Mattinson, M.J.

“…The effects of mesh resolution and topographic data quality on the predictions of a 2D finite volume model of channel flow are investigated. 25 cm resolution…”
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Critical analysis of thermal inertia approaches for surface soil water content retrieval by Maltese, A, Bates, P.D, Capodici, F, Cannarozzo, M, Ciraolo, G, La Loggia, G

“…The “thermal inertia” method to retrieve surface soil water content maps on bare or sparsely-vegetated soils is analysed. The study area is a small…”
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Co-occurring wintertime flooding and extreme wind over Europe, from daily to seasonal timescales by H.C., Bloomfield, J., Hillier, A., Griffin, A.L., Kay, L.C., Shaffrey, F., Pianosi, R., James, D., Kumar, A., Champion, P.D., Bates

“…The risk posed by heavy rain and strong wind is now suspected to be exacerbated by the way they co-occur, yet this remains insufficiently understood to…”
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A simple raster-based model for flood inundation simulation by Bates, P.D, De Roo, A.P.J

“…In this paper the development of a new model for simulating flood inundation is outlined. The model is designed to operate with high-resolution raster Digital…”
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Calibration of uncertain flood inundation models using remotely sensed water levels by Mason, D.C., Bates, P.D., Dall’ Amico, J.T.

“…A traditional method of validating the performance of a flood model when remotely sensed data of the flood extent are available is to compare the predicted…”
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Effects of spatial resolution on a raster based model of flood flow by HORRITT, M. S, BATES, P. D

“…The scaling properties of a simple raster-based flood flow model are investigated. Models of resolution varying from 1000 to 10 m are tested and predictions…”
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Improving River Flood Extent Delineation From Synthetic Aperture Radar Using Airborne Laser Altimetry by Mason, D.C., Horritt, M.S., Dall'Amico, J.T., Scott, T.R., Bates, P.D.

“…Flood extent maps that are derived from synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images provide spatially distributed data for validating hydraulic models of river flood…”
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The importance of spatial resolution in hydraulic models for floodplain environments by HARDY, R. J, BATES, P. D, ANDERSON, M. G

“…A 2-dimensional finite element hydraulic model for the solution of the depth averaged shallow water equations was used to evaluate the effect of spatial…”
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A LISFLOOD-FP hydraulic model of the middle reach of the Congo by O'Loughlin, F.E., Neal, J., Schumann, G.J.P., Beighley, E., Bates, P.D.

“…•First un-biased hydraulic model for middle reach of the Congo.•Floodplain-channel interactions occur extensively along the middle reach.•Constrictions have a…”
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Modelling floods in hydrologically complex lowland river reaches by Stewart, M.D., Bates, P.D., Anderson, M.G., Price, D.A., Burt, T.P.

“…This paper considers the modelling of lowland river reaches which contain complex within-reach hydrological interactions. It is clear that river and floodplain…”
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The credibility challenge for global fluvial flood risk analysis by Trigg, M A, Birch, C E, Neal, J C, Bates, P D, Smith, A, Sampson, C C, Yamazaki, D, Hirabayashi, Y, Pappenberger, F, Dutra, E, Ward, P J, Winsemius, H C, Salamon, P, Dottori, F, Rudari, R, Kappes, M S, Simpson, A L, Hadzilacos, G, Fewtrell, T J

“…Quantifying flood hazard is an essential component of resilience planning, emergency response, and mitigation, including insurance. Traditionally undertaken at…”
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Enhanced flood risk with 1.5 °C global warming in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna basin by Uhe, P F, Mitchell, D M, Bates, P D, Sampson, C C, Smith, A M, Islam, A S

“…Flood hazard is a global problem, but regions such as south Asia, where people's livelihoods are highly dependent on water resources, can be affected…”
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Evaluating the effect of scale in flood inundation modelling in urban environments by Fewtrell, T.J, Bates, P.D, Horritt, M, Hunter, N.M

“…Cellular-based approaches for flood inundation modelling have been extensively calibrated and evaluated for the prediction of flood flows on rural river…”
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Automatic near real-time selection of flood water levels from high resolution Synthetic Aperture Radar images for assimilation into hydraulic models: A case study by Mason, D.C., Schumann, G.J.-P., Neal, J.C., Garcia-Pintado, J., Bates, P.D.

“…Flood extents caused by fluvial floods in urban and rural areas may be predicted by hydraulic models. Assimilation may be used to correct the model state and…”
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