The Floodwater Depth Estimation Tool (FwDET v2.0) for improved remote sensing analysis of coastal flooding

Cohen, Sagy; Raney, Austin; Munasinghe, Dinuke; Loftis, J. Derek; Molthan, Andrew; Bell, Jordan; Rogers, Laura; Galantowicz, John; Brakenridge, G. Robert; Kettner, Albert J.; Huang, Yu-Fen; Tsang, Yin-Phan

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2053-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2053-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/nhess-19-2053-2019

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26 Sep 2019

Research article |

| 26 Sep 2019

The Floodwater Depth Estimation Tool (FwDET v2.0) for improved remote sensing analysis of coastal flooding

Sagy Cohen, Austin Raney, Dinuke Munasinghe, J. Derek Loftis, Andrew Molthan, Jordan Bell, Laura Rogers, John Galantowicz, G. Robert Brakenridge, Albert J. Kettner, Yu-Fen Huang, and Yin-Phan Tsang

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RC1: 'Review of the article by Cohen et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 06 May 2019
- AC1: 'Responses to Interactive comments by Anonymous Referee #1', Sagy Cohen, 31 Jul 2019
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ED: Publish subject to technical corrections (14 Aug 2019) by Gregory Tucker

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Short summary

Flooding is the most destructive natural disaster on Earth. Satellite and airborne imagery are commonly used for flood monitoring and response. While these remote sensing techniques are effective at providing the extent of flooding, they cannot be used to infer the depth of floodwater. This paper describes and analyzes version 2.0 of the Floodwater Depth Estimation Tool (FwDET). FwDET 2.0 offers an enhanced calculation algorithm for coastal regions and much-improved runtime.