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Active Archive of Large Floods, 1985-Present

• 2007 Map
• 2007 Table
• 2006 Map
• 2006 Table
• Global and Regional Analyses

World Atlas of Flooded Lands

• Index Map (access the atlas sheets)

Surface Water Watch

• Index Map
• Summary Table

Other Flood Detection Tools

Sample Images and Maps

Staff

Publications

Data Products available from the Dartmouth Flood Observatory

Current Data Products Information:

GIS inundation vector data

Remote sensing-based flood hazard maps

 

Overview	Products Available	Data Type	Available Format
Large Floods	Global Active Archive of Large Flood Events, 1985-Present	Descriptive geographical and numerical statistics	Excel (.xls) or (.html)
	Global Annual Maps of Affected Areas, 1985-Present	Map	GIS Export (.mif or .shp)
MODIS Water Vectors and Maps	MODIS Instantaneous Edited Surface Water, 2000-Present	Water areas and geographic extents	GIS Export (.mif or .shp)
	MODIS Maximum Surface Water, 2000-present	Water areas and geographic extents	GIS Export (.mif or .shp)
	MODIS Flood Inundation Limits	Water areas and geographic extents	GIS Export (.mif or .shp)
	Global Flood Hazard Maps	Hazard Map	Raster Image
Satellite Gaging Reaches	Satellite Gaging Reach Water Surface Area and Characteristic Flow Width Time Series	Hydrological measurements	Excel (.xls) or (.html)
	Satellite Gaging Reach Estimated Discharge or Water Storage Time Series	Hydrological measurements	Excel (.xls) or (.html)
QuikSCAT Flood Detection	QuikSCAT Weekly Local Flood Detection Displays	Map	Raster Image
	QuikSCAT Regional Flood Detection Displays	Map	Raster Image
Wetlands Monitoring	QuikSCAT Wetland Surface Water Status	Map	Raster Image
	QuikSCAT Wetland Water Surface Area Time Series	Hydrological measurements	Excel

Direct Questions to:
Bob Brakenridge
Elaine Anderson

This work is made possible by data obtained by NASA, JAXA, ESA, and other space agencies.

The following example shows how to cite the use of information from this site in a publication. List the principal investigators, year of data you used, map or data title or description, city and and country, institution, "digital media", and web page accessed.

Brakenridge, G.R., Anderson, E., Caquard, S., 2003, Flood Inundation Map DFO 2003-282, Dartmouth Flood Observatory, Hanover, USA, digital media, http://www.dartmouth.edu/~floods/2003282.html.