DFO-2000-037 Northeast India

 

Blue:

This flood event on August 6, 2000. See the downloadable Mapinfo export format vectors below the maps for data sources and dates.

Within the vector file names, An=AVHRR 1 km night image; Ad=AVHRR 1 km day image, LB=Landsat 7 browse images; L7=Landsat 7 full resolution data; Rs=Radarsat Scansar; E=ERS SAR.

 

Light Blue:

Maximum observed flooding, 1985-present, from multiple sensor sources. This data layer is still incomplete.

 

Black lines or areas:

Digital Chart of the World hydrography streams, rivers, and lakes.

 

Map Preparation and Image analysis: GR Brakenridge

 

Caption for above map: Location of Northeast India flooding on August 6, 2000, in blue. 1 km and 4 km Satellite data courtesy NOAA and topographic data courtesy USGS Eros Data Center. Work is in progress. We have on a preliminary basis incorporated AVHRR 4 km data into inundation mapping for this flood event. Download GIS vectors: 000806Ind037Ad.mif 000805Ind037Ad4km.mif

Caption for above map: Detail of flooded lands along the Brahmaputra on August 6, 2000 (dark blue) compared to previous flood limits. (light blue).

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