Inundations in the Inner Niger Delta: Monitoring and Analysis Using MODIS and Global Precipitation Datasets

A method of wetland mapping and flood survey based on satellite optical imagery from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) Terra instrument was used over the Inner Niger Delta (IND) from 2000–2013. It has allowed us to describe the phenomenon of inundations in the delta and to de...

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Main Authors: Muriel Bergé-Nguyen, Jean-François Crétaux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-02-01
Series:Remote Sensing
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/7/2/2127