Aqueduct Floods data measures riverine and coastal food risks under both
current baseline conditions and future projections in 2030, 2050, and 2080.
In addition to providing hazard maps and assessing risks, Aqueduct Floods
helps to conduct comprehensive cost-benefit analysis to evaluate the value
of dike flood protection strategies.
Aqueduct Floods aims to empower disaster risk analysts and managers with
quantitative information on food risks and adaptation strategy costs, and to
help inform policy and investment decision-making.
This
technical note explains in detail the framework, methodology, and data used
in developing Aqueduct Floods.
Bands
Pixel Size 1000 meters
Bands
Name
Units
Min
Max
Description
inundation_depth
m
0*
32.05*
Flood inundation depth
* estimated min or max value
Image Properties
Image Properties
Name
Type
Description
climatescenario
STRING
Climate Scenario types:
historical: Baseline condition/ no climate scenario needed
Return period is the average time interval expected between hazard
events of a given magnitude or greater (in years). The flood hazard
maps are generated for return periods of 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50, 100,
250, 500, and 1000 years.
subsidence
STRING
Applies only for inuncoast flood type
nosub: Subsidence not included in projection
wtsub: Subsidence included in projection
model
STRING
Applies only for inunriver flood type, represents type of model used.
000000000WATCH: Baseline condition
00000NorESM1-M: (GCM model) Bjerknes Centre for Climate Research,
Norwegian Meteorological Institute
0000HadGEM2-ES: (GCM model) Met Office Hadley Centre
00IPSL-CM5A-LR: (GCM model) Institut Pierre Simon Laplace
year
INT
Flood occurence year
Terms of Use
Terms of Use
The WRI datasets are available without restriction
on use or distribution. WRI does request that the
user give proper attribution and identify WRI, where applicable,
as the source of the data. For more information check
WRI's open data commitment,
Aqueduct Floods data measures riverine and coastal food risks under both current baseline conditions and future projections in 2030, 2050, and 2080. In addition to providing hazard maps and assessing risks, Aqueduct Floods helps to conduct comprehensive cost-benefit analysis to evaluate the value of dike flood protection strategies. Aqueduct Floods …
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