The importance of ITU-CSCRS for natural disaster monitoring: A case study - Flooding in the maritsa river

F. Sunar

doi:10.1007/978-1-4020-6575-0_5

The importance of ITU-CSCRS for natural disaster monitoring: A case study - Flooding in the maritsa river

F. Sunar^*

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Department of Geomatics Engineering

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Abstract

One of the most devastating and frequent type of natural disaster in the world is flooding caused by heavy rain, snowmelt, or dam failures. In March 2006, flooding in the Maritsa River which forms the border between Turkey and Greece brought severe damage not only to Turkish side, but also Greece sides. Thousands of homes and agricultural lands have been flooded and damaged. In this study, multitemporal Radarsat-1 and SPOT-2/4 images (before and after the event), acquired by the ITU-CSCRS, and were processed to assess the geographical impact of the flood in the region. The results related to temporal changes in the river, damage assessments and also the need of an operational early warning system in Turkey were outlined.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Integration of Information for Environmental Security
Pages	83-89
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6575-0_5
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Name	NATO Security through Science Series C: Environmental Security
ISSN (Print)	1871-4668

Keywords

Early warning system
Flooding
Multitemporal SAR data

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