Flood Monitoring and Assessment by Remote Sensing and GIS in China

  • Jiren, Li (Remote Sensing Technology Application Center Ministry of Water Resources) ;
  • Silong, Zhang (Hydrology Bureau of Ministry of water Resources) ;
  • Sun, Chun-Peng (Hydrology Bureau of Ministry of water Resources)
  • Published : 2002.10.01

Abstract

The paper introduces the application of flood monitoring and assessment by remote sensing and GIS in china and describes the frame of operational system for practical performance of flood disaster mitigation. In addition, The operational system for flood monitoring and assessment in RSTAC/ MWR and its application in the floods of 1998,1999 in china are introduced.

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