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Brakenridge is a fluvial geomorphologist who is also the founder and director of the Dartmouth Flood Observatory (DFO). Floods occur every year, and according to the DFO, these events are increasing in frequency and intensity. Comprehensive data in the DFO's archive, the only one like it in the world according to Brakenridge, is a collection of information from satellites, news media and government sources that documents the extent and variety of flooding since 1985. DFO experts use both radar and optical satellites to detect, map, measure and analyze major floods worldwide to create their interactive catalogue. The DFO currently serves three purposes. Brakenridge and his colleagues detect floods, maintain real time maps of current flooding events, and keep a record of these events over time to learn what areas might be susceptible to flooding.
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