Dataset

Dartmouth Flood Observatory

Flooding, Tsunamis, Surface WaterGlobalEuropean Commission, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), The European Space Agency (ESA), Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Dataset Objective

To acquire in near-real time, and preserve for public use, a record of Earth’s changing surface water.

Context

Space-based Measurement, Mapping, and Modeling of Surface Water For Research, Humanitarian, and Water Resources Applications

What is included

Changes related to floods, droughts, watersheds, wetlands, shorelines, precipitable Water' lakes, and reservoirs. Maps with selectable highlighted regions.

Collection Methods

Orbital remote-sensing, Coupled MODIS (optical) water extent mapping microwave sensors