Solid Earth Natural Hazards
       

NASA'S APPLICATIONS: FLOODS

 

 
Orissa Floods
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CURRENT NASA PROJECTS

CASSANDRA: A Storm Based Model for Forecasting the Initiation and Runout of Debris Flows

Continent-wide Estimation and Calibration of Catchment Hydologic Parameters using SRTM and Laser Altimeter Data

Continental Topography and River Height Variations from Overland Radar Altimetry

Dynamics of Wetlands Among the Engineered Portions of the Missouri River System

Estimation of Flood Hazards through Remote Sensing and Modeling

Flash Flood and Dam Failure Inundation Map: Automation of Validated GIS

Flood Damage Prevention using Remotely-sensed Data and a Mesoscale Atmospheric Model

Flood Forecasting using a Regional Scale Atmosphere/Land Surface Modeling System

Flood Plain Modeling Based on Data Fusion of Polarimetric SAR Interferometry and Laser Altimetry

Globally Consistent Topographic Characterization of Large River Floodplains based on the SRTM DEM

Methodology for Near Real Time Flood Assessment in Bangladesh

Real Time Monitoring of Flooding from Microwave Satellite Observations

Remote Sensing for Debris Flooding Hazard Assessment in Arid Regions

 
     
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