Improving Flood Modelling and Visualisation using Remote Sensing David Mason 1 , Paul Bates 2 , Johanna Dall’Amico 1 , Matt Horritt 3 , Jeff Neal 2 , Guy Schumann 2 , Rainer Speck 4 . 1 Environmental Systems Science Centre, University of Reading, UK 2 School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, UK 3 Halcrow Group Ltd. 4 DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Wessling, Germany
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Improving Flood Modelling and
Visualisation using Remote Sensing
David Mason1, Paul Bates2, Johanna Dall’Amico1, Matt Horritt3,
Jeff Neal2, Guy Schumann2, Rainer Speck4.
1Environmental Systems Science Centre, University of Reading, UK2School of Geographical Sciences, University of Bristol, UK
3Halcrow Group Ltd.4DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, Wessling, Germany
Predictions of flood extent
Used -
– for maintaining flood defences
– for emergency flood relief management
– for risk assessment
Object is to improve flood models by using remotely sensed
data (SAR, LiDAR) to validate and parameterise the
models.
ERS-1 SAR image of 1992 Thames flood, with flood
extent (waterline) from snake superimposed (green).
Laser Altimetry - LiDAR
Scanning pulsed laser
Horizontal resolution ~1m
Vertical height accuracy 10-15cm
Sawtooth pattern of heights
Uses of LiDAR for model parameterisation
• Providing an accurate DTM of the floodplain.
• Estimating vegetation heights from which floodplain friction can be derived.
• Generating unstructured grids incorporating buildings and taller vegetation.
SAR image west of Oxford with snake superimposed
Improving SAR flood extent using LiDAR
LiDAR image west of Oxford, with relative SAR snake
heights superimposed
Height differences between pairs of corresponding points on the
snake and aerial photo waterlines versus distance downstream
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Snake conditioned on SAR
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Snake conditioned on SAR
and LiDAR, superimposed
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Paired height differences versus distance downstream for
snake conditioned on (a) SAR, (b) SAR and LiDAR.
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Improved performance measure for model validation
(a) Traditional areal method
F = A / (A + B + C)
where A = area correctly predicted as wet by the model
B = area predicted as wet that is actually dry
C = area predicted as dry that is actually wet
F = 1 when observed and predicted flood extents coincide exactly,
0 when no overlap
(b) Mean height difference method
Select pairs of corresponding points on model and SAR waterlines in
areas of low slope. Use a paired t-test to estimate the probability P(t>|t0|)
that their mean height difference is not significantly non-zero (if it is,
model run is non-behavioural).
Flow modelling
• Modelled the 1992 Thames flood
using LISFLOOD-FP (12km
reach, 50m grid size).
• Flood extent sensitive to channel
friction but insensitive to
floodplain friction.
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Hydrograph at
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Comparison of performance measures for snake
conditioned on SAR and LiDAR.
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F measure
Obtaining validation data of urban flood extent
• In urban areas flooding impacts most severe
• Observations of urban flood extents are needed for
validation of modelled flood extents
• In rural areas, 2D models validated using ERS/ASAR – but
these have too low a resolution for urban areas
• But several high resolution SARs recently launched
(TerraSAR-X, RADARSAT-2, ALOS PALSAR and COSMO-
SkyMed)
TerraSAR-X image of the lower Severn flood of July 2007, with