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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
earth and planetary sciences
Developing a flood monitoring system from remotely sensed data for the Limpopo basin
IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing, Volume 45, No. 6, Year 2007
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This paper describes the application of remotely sensed precipitation to the monitoring of floods in a region that regularly experiences extreme precipitation and flood events, often associated with cyclonic systems. Precipitation data, which are derived from spaceborne radar aboard the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission and from National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's infrared-based products, are used to monitor areas experiencing extreme precipitation events that are defined as exceedance of a daily mean areal average value of 50 mm over a catchment. The remotely sensed precipitation data are also ingested into a hydrologic model that is parameterized using spatially distributed elevation, soil, and land cover data sets that are available globally from remote sensing and in situ sources. The resulting stream-flow is classified as an extreme flood event when flow anomalies exceed 1.5 standard deviations above the short-term mean. In an application in the Limpopo basin, it is demonstrated that the use of satellite-derived precipitation allows for the identification of extreme precipitation and flood events, both in terms of relative intensity and spatial extent. The system is used by water authorities in Mozambique to proactively initiate independent flood hazard verification before generating flood warnings. The system also serves as a supplementary information source when in situ gauging systems are disrupted. This paper concludes that remotely sensed precipitation and derived products greatly enhance the ability of water managers in the Limpopo basin to monitor extreme flood events and provide at-risk communities with early warning information. © 2007 IEEE.
Authors & Co-Authors
Asante, Kwabena
United States, Reston
United States Geological Survey
Macuacua, Rodrigues D.
Mozambique, Maputo
Administração Regional de Águas do Sul
Artan, Guleid
United States, Reston
United States Geological Survey
Lietzow, Ronald W.
United States, Reston
United States Geological Survey
Verdin, James P.
United States, Sioux Falls
U.s. Geological Survev Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science
Statistics
Citations: 76
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1109/TGRS.2006.883147
ISSN:
01962892
Research Areas
Environmental
Study Locations
Mozambique