Soil-moisture active passive (SMAP) satellite measures the water content in the top 5 cm (2 inches) of soil everywhere on the Earth’s surface. SMAP launched in January 2015, and will collect observations for a three-year period (2015–2018), with a 2–3 day temporal resolution. It produces global soil moisture maps that can be used to improve the understanding of water and carbon cycle, improving weather forecasts, monitoring droughts, and predicting floods. These radar observations could also be superimposed on a map of transportation infrastructures to evaluate their resilience to extreme weather events. This project involved a multidisciplinary approach to managing flood risk to transportation infrastructures. The objectives of this study were to use remote sensing technology to improve the durability and lifespan of transportation infrastructures as well as improve flood predictions to prevent hazardous flooding.
Evaluating the Feasibility of Using Soil-Moisture Active Passive Satellite Data to Evaluate Resilience of Transportation Infrastructures
International Conference on Transportation and Development 2018 ; 2018 ; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2018-07-12
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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