<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Assessing potential locations for flood-based farming using satellite imagery: a case study of Afar region, Ethiopia"^^ . "The dry lowlands of Ethiopia are seasonally affected by long periods of low rainfall and, coinciding\r\nwith rainfall in the Amhara highlands, flood waters which flow onto the lowlands resulting in\r\ndamage to landscapes and settlements. In an attempt to convert water from storm generated\r\nfloods into productive use, this study proposes a methodology using remote sensing data and\r\ngeographical information system tools to identify potential sites where flood spreading weirs\r\nmay be installed and farming systems developed which produce food and fodder for poor\r\nrural communities. First, land use land cover maps for the study area were developed using\r\nLandsat-8 and MODIS temporal data. Sentinel-1 data at 10 and 20m resolution on a 12-day\r\nbasis were then used to determine flood prone areas. Slope and drainage maps were derived\r\nfrom Shuttle RADAR Topography Mission Digital Elevation Model at 90m spatial resolution.\r\nAccuracy assessment using ground survey data showed that overall accuracies (correctness) of\r\nthe land use/land cover classes were 86% with kappa 0.82. Coinciding with rainfall in the\r\nuplands, March and April are the months with flood events in the short growing season\r\n(belg) and June, July and August have flood events during the major (meher) season. In the\r\nAfar region, there is potentially >0.55m ha land available for development using seasonal\r\nflood waters from belg or meher seasons. During the 4 years of monitoring (2015–2018), a minimum\r\nof 142,000 and 172,000 ha of land were flooded in the belg and meher seasons, respectively.\r\nThe dominant flooded areas were found in slope classes of <2% with spatial coverage varying\r\nacross the districts. We concluded that Afar has a huge potential for flood-based technology\r\nimplementation and recommend further investigation into the investments needed to support\r\nnew socio-economic opportunities and implications for the local agro-pastoral communities."^^ . "2020-02" . . . . "Cambridge University Press"^^ . . . "Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems (TSI)"^^ . . . "17421705" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "P"^^ . "Pranay"^^ . "P Pranay"^^ . . "G"^^ . "Tilahun"^^ . "G Tilahun"^^ . . "M"^^ . "Siambi"^^ . "M Siambi"^^ . . "A M"^^ . "Whitbread"^^ . "A M Whitbread"^^ . . "C"^^ . "Keller"^^ . "C Keller"^^ . . "M K"^^ . "Gumma"^^ . "M K Gumma"^^ . . "T"^^ . "Amede"^^ . "T Amede"^^ . . "M"^^ . "Getnet"^^ . "M Getnet"^^ . . "B"^^ . "Pinjarla"^^ . "B Pinjarla"^^ . . "G"^^ . "Legesse"^^ . "G Legesse"^^ . . "E"^^ . "Van den Akker"^^ . "E Van den Akker"^^ . . "W"^^ . "Berdel"^^ . "W Berdel"^^ . . . . . . "Assessing potential locations for flood-based farming using satellite imagery: a case study of Afar region, Ethiopia (PDF)"^^ . . . . . "assessing_potential_locations_for_floodbased_farming_using_satellite_imagery_a_case_study_of_afar_region_ethiopia.pdf"^^ . . . "Assessing potential locations for flood-based farming using satellite imagery: a case study of Afar region, Ethiopia (Other)"^^ . . . . . . "indexcodes.txt"^^ . . "HTML Summary of #11376 \n\nAssessing potential locations for flood-based farming using satellite imagery: a case study of Afar region, Ethiopia\n\n" . "text/html" . . . "Floods"@en . . . "GIS Techniques/Remote Sensing"@en . . . "Ethiopia"@en . .