Integrated Use Of Satellite Remote Sensing And Hydraulic Modeling For The Flood Risk Assessment At A Catchment Scale In Cyprus
Summary:
The increase of flood inundation occuring in different regions all over the world have enhanced the need for effective flood risk management. As floods frequency is increasing with a steady rate due to ever increasing human activities on physical floodplains there is a respectively increasing of financial destructive impact of floods. A flood can be determined as a mass of water that produces runoff on land that is not normally covered by water. However, earth observation techniques such as satellite remote sensing can contribute toward a more efficient flood risk mapping according to EU Directives of 2007/60. This study strives to highlight the need of digital mapping of urban sprawl in a catchment area in Cyprus and the assessment of its contribution to flood risk. In addition the project aims to map potential areas with high risk from floods.
Consortium:
- CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY (Coordinator: D.G.Hadjimitsis)
- CYPRUS METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE
- WATER DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT LTD
- NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS
Website: blogs.cut.ac.cy/satflood