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Dartmouth Flood Observatory dataset information page
Short Description
Global Surface Water Record and detailed maps of flooding |
Statement: Dartmouth Flood Observatory: Space-based Measurement of Surface Water
Abstract: The Dartmouth Flood Observatory uses orbital remote sensing to detect, measure, and map river discharge and river flooding. Water discharge is measured by the River Watch processor, based on a feed of NASA AMSR-E satellite microwave data. It produces a remote sensing signal that tracks river discharge at 2500+ carefully selected river measurement sites. Flooding is monitored by the MODIS sensors, to map floods as they occurred.
Data format
Data type: | River discharge |
Data origin: | Measured |
Data format: | Shapefile, KMZ |
Other format: | MapInfo, geoJPG |
Data resolution: | 250m |
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Data Coverage
Spatial data coverage: Global
Temporal data coverage: Time series
Time period covered: 1985 - Present
Availability
Download data: http://floodobservatory.colorado.edu/
Data source: http://floodobservatory.colorado.edu/