Use of Remote Sensing and Ground Data in Comprehension of the  Flooding in the Bow River Basin, Alberta

Veiga, Victor Barcante

Use of Remote Sensing and Ground Data in Comprehension of the Flooding in the Bow River Basin, Alberta

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dc.contributor.advisor	Hassan, Quazi
dc.contributor.advisor	He, Jianxun (Jennifer)
dc.contributor.author	Veiga, Victor Barcante
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-29T16:46:05Z
dc.date.available	2015-11-20T08:00:32Z
dc.date.issued	2015-06-29
dc.date.submitted	2015	en
dc.description.abstract	Flooding is a devastating natural hazard throughout the world. Consequently, a flood management system is vital. Here, the aim was to investigate elements of flood management as it pertains to the Bow River in Alberta. The specific objectives included: (i) river flow forecasting at Calgary, (ii) flood extent estimation at Calgary, and (iii) river planform change detection. Analyses revealed that using a multivariable linear regression (MLR) formulated as a function of upstream gauge stations and the station of interest using antecedent flows demonstrated strong relationships (i.e., r2 = 0.93). Furthermore, the flood extent estimation gave a kappa statistic of 0.6, which is reasonable considering that the image was taken 16 days after peak flood time. Lastly, the Bow River planform change detection showed that the 2013 floods caused a higher erosion in the lower Bow River (i.e., 361.62ha) as compared to the upper Bow River area (i.e., 206.01ha).	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Veiga, V. B. (2015). Use of Remote Sensing and Ground Data in Comprehension of the Flooding in the Bow River Basin, Alberta (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/28610	en_US
dc.identifier.doi	http://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/28610
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/11023/2325
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher.faculty	Graduate Studies
dc.publisher.institution	University of Calgary	en
dc.publisher.place	Calgary	en
dc.rights	University of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subject	Engineering--Environmental
dc.subject.classification	Remote Sensing	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Flood	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Bow River	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Flow	en_US
dc.title	Use of Remote Sensing and Ground Data in Comprehension of the Flooding in the Bow River Basin, Alberta
dc.type	master thesis
thesis.degree.discipline	Geomatics Engineering
thesis.degree.grantor	University of Calgary
thesis.degree.name	Master of Science (MSc)
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