The global river flood hazard maps are a gridded data set representing
inundation along the river network, for seven different flood return periods
(from 1-in-10-years to 1-in-500-years). The input river flow data for the
new maps are produced by means of the open-source hydrological model
LISFLOOD, while inundation simulations are performed with the hydrodynamic
model LISFLOOD-FP. The extent comprises the entire world with the exception
of Greenland and Antarctica and small islands with river basins smaller than
500 km^2.
Cell values indicate water depth (in meters). The maps can be used to assess
the exposure of population and economic assets to river floods, and to
perform flood risk assessments. The dataset is created as part of the
Copernicus Emergency Management Service.
Bands
Pixel Size 1000 meters
Bands
Name
Units
Min
Max
Description
depth
m
0.1
9494.89
Flood inundation depth
Image Properties
Image Properties
Name
Type
Description
return_period
INT
Return period of flood in years.
id
INT
Unique identifier for the latitude/longitude grid cell.
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
The JRC datasets are available without restriction
on use or distribution. For more information check
access rights,
Citations
Citations:
Baugh, Calum; Colonese, Juan; D'Angelo, Claudia; Dottori, Francesco;
Neal, Jeffrey; Prudhomme, Christel; Salamon, Peter (2024): Global river
flood hazard maps. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)
[Dataset] PID:
http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-floods-floodmapgl_rp50y-tif
The global river flood hazard maps are a gridded data set representing inundation along the river network, for seven different flood return periods (from 1-in-10-years to 1-in-500-years). The input river flow data for the new maps are produced by means of the open-source hydrological model LISFLOOD, while inundation simulations are …
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