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Flood Waters in Bihar State, India - as of 31 August 2008
01 Sep 2008
 Source: UNOSAT

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India - This map illustrates satellite detected flood waters for Bihar State following an embankment breach on the Koshi River in Nepal on 18 August 2008. Flood water detection was made using a time series of ENVISAT-ASAR (IMM) radar data recorded on 22 June, 27 July & 31 August 2008. Estimated flood water area has been estimated for admin level 3 units in km2. This flood detection is a preliminary analysis & has not yet been validated in the field. Map Scale for A3: 1:450,000; Projection : UTM, Zone 45 North; Datum : WGS 1984

Satellite Data : ENVISAT-ASAR IMM
Resolution : 150 m
Date Series : 22 June, 27 July & 31 Aug. 2008
Copyright : ESA (2008)
Flood Analysis : UNOSAT & ESA (FAIRE)
Rainfall Data : TRMM (NASA)
Resolution : 0.25 deg
Date Series :1-31 Aug 2008
Other GIS Data : GIST, USGS, WHO
Map Production : UNOSAT (1 September 2008)



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Country:India
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