11.1 Global_Active_Archive_Large_Flood_Events

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shortname Global_Active_Archive_Large_Flood_Events
title Global_Active_Archive_Large_Flood_Events
creator G. Robert Brakenridge
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The information presented in this Archive is derived from news, governmental, instrumental, and remote sensing sources. The archive is “active” because current events are continually being added. Each entry in the table and related “area affected” map outline represents a discrete flood event. However, repeat flooding in some regions is a complex phenomenon and may require a compromise between aggregating and dividing such events. The listing is comprehensive and global in scope. Deaths and displaced estimates for tropical storms are totals from all causes, but tropical storms without significant river flooding are not included. The Archive includes: a) an online .html table of recent events, only; b) Excel .xlsx and .xml files for all events, 1985-present, updated as the recent events html is updated; and c) Zip-compressed GIS MapInfo format and Shp format files, each providing flood catalog numbers, centroids, area affected outlines, and other attribute information and updated as the recent events html is updated. Many floods have now been imaged by satellite and translated at the Dartmouth Flood Observatory into individual maps of inundation extents. See: DFO Flood Maps Index (https://floodobservatory.colorado.edu/FloodMapIndex.htm). For additional information concerning how these maps and tables are created, please review further Archive Notes (https://floodobservatory.colorado.edu/Archives/ArchiveNotes.html). Further information available at https://floodobservatory.colorado.edu/Archives/index.html

Archive index (https://floodobservatory.colorado.edu/temp/): Parent Directory FloodArchive.DAT FloodArchive.ID FloodArchive.IND FloodArchive.MAP FloodArchive.TAB FloodArchive.txt FloodArchive.xlsx FloodArchive_region.dbf FloodArchive_region.prj FloodArchive_region.shp FloodArchive_region.shx MasterListrev.xml
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Recommended Citation G.R. Brakenridge. Global Active Archive of Large Flood Events. Dartmouth Flood Observatory, University of Colorado, USA. http://floodobservatory.colorado.edu/ Archives/ (Accessed 1 October 2016).
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