@article{fdi:010061483,
  title = {{W}ater level estimation by remote sensing for the 2008 flooding of the {K}osi {R}iver},
  author = {{P}andey, {R}. {K}. and {C}retaux, {J}. {F}. and {B}erge-{N}guyen, {M}. and {T}iwari, {V}. {M}. and {D}rolon, {V}. and {P}apa, {F}abrice and {C}almant, {S}t{\'e}phane},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{F}lood is a natural disaster which worsens when it is triggered by man-made constructions. {T}his paper discusses one such flood event which occurred because of breach of a levee in the upper reach of the {K}osi {R}iver in 2008, when floodwater spread over a large portion of the low-lying {G}anga {P}lain of {N}orth {B}ihar, {I}ndia. {H}ere we have analysed a suite of space-based observations from radar altimetry, {M}oderate {R}esolution {I}maging {S}pectroradiometer ({MODIS}) images, and {T}ropical {R}ainfall {M}easuring {M}ission ({TRMM}) precipitation data, together with in situ monthly precipitation data, with a main emphasis on the results from altimetry and {MODIS} data. {A} methodology to calculate water levels, using {MODIS} data and {E}nvisat data together, is also discussed. {O}ur analyses suggest a rise in water level of 1.0-1.4m in the flooded region during the flood event and a maximum extent for the flooded area of around 2900km(2). {A}nalyses of {TRMM} precipitation data do not indicate any influence of high precipitation in the upper catchment of the {K}osi {B}asin on river water feeding into the plain area after breaching of dam. {H}owever, heavy and prolonged precipitation was found downstream of the dam over the flooded area during the flood period.},
  keywords = {{INDE} ; {HIMALAYA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{I}nternational {J}ournal of {R}emote {S}ensing},
  volume = {35},
  numero = {2},
  pages = {424--440},
  ISSN = {0143-1161},
  year = {2014},
  DOI = {10.1080/01431161.2013.870678},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010061483},
}