Brief communication: Western Europe flood in 2021 – mapping agriculture flood exposure from synthetic aperture radar (SAR)

<p>In this communication, we present the exposure of agricultural lands to the flooding caused by extreme precipitation in western Europe from 12 to 15 July 2021. Overlaying the flood inundation maps derived from the near-real-time RAdar-Produced Inundation Diary (RAPID) system on the Coordina...

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Main Authors: K. He, Q. Yang, X. Shen, E. N. Anagnostou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2022-09-01
Series:Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/22/2921/2022/nhess-22-2921-2022.pdf
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description <p>In this communication, we present the exposure of agricultural lands to the flooding caused by extreme precipitation in western Europe from 12 to 15 July 2021. Overlaying the flood inundation maps derived from the near-real-time RAdar-Produced Inundation Diary (RAPID) system on the Coordination of information on the environment (CORINE) Land Cover map we estimate a 1920 km<span class="inline-formula"><sup>2</sup></span> area affected by the flooding, with 64 % representing agricultural land. Among the inundated agricultural land, 36 % of the area is pastures while 34 % is arable land. Most agricultural flood exposure is found in eastern France along the Rhône River, the southern Netherlands along the Meuse River, and western Germany along the Rhine River.</p>
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spelling doaj.art-de386b84b58c49a981846ae507996ac22022-12-22T04:23:59ZengCopernicus PublicationsNatural Hazards and Earth System Sciences1561-86331684-99812022-09-01222921292710.5194/nhess-22-2921-2022Brief communication: Western Europe flood in 2021 – mapping agriculture flood exposure from synthetic aperture radar (SAR)K. He0Q. Yang1X. Shen2E. N. Anagnostou3Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USACollege of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530004, ChinaDepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USADepartment of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA<p>In this communication, we present the exposure of agricultural lands to the flooding caused by extreme precipitation in western Europe from 12 to 15 July 2021. Overlaying the flood inundation maps derived from the near-real-time RAdar-Produced Inundation Diary (RAPID) system on the Coordination of information on the environment (CORINE) Land Cover map we estimate a 1920 km<span class="inline-formula"><sup>2</sup></span> area affected by the flooding, with 64 % representing agricultural land. Among the inundated agricultural land, 36 % of the area is pastures while 34 % is arable land. Most agricultural flood exposure is found in eastern France along the Rhône River, the southern Netherlands along the Meuse River, and western Germany along the Rhine River.</p>https://nhess.copernicus.org/articles/22/2921/2022/nhess-22-2921-2022.pdf
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title_short Brief communication: Western Europe flood in 2021 – mapping agriculture flood exposure from synthetic aperture radar (SAR)
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