Satellite‐based flood mapping in the boreal region for improving situational awareness

• Published in: Journal of Flood Risk Management
• Main Authors: Cohen, Juval, Heinilä, Kirsikka, Huokuna, Mikko, Metsämäki, Sari, Heilimo, Jyri, Sane, Mikko
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: Water Science and Technology; Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality; Geography, Planning and Development; Environmental Engineering; The Sentinel; Tornio; Northern Finland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jfr3.12744; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/jfr3.12744; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1111/jfr3.12744

Abstract Space‐borne remote sensing techniques enable near real‐time mapping of floods cost‐efficiently. Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and optical sensors are the most suitable for flood detection. However, SAR has become more popular, due to the independence of sunlight and weather conditions, and...