Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution
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Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR), Columbia University; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: CHRR, Columbia University
Online Linkage: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/chrr/research/hotspots/
Larger Work Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman
Publication Date: 20050329
Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
Edition: Version 1.0
Series Information:
Series Name: Disaster Risk Management Series
Issue Identification: No. 5
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: The World Bank
Description:
Abstract:
Global Flood Hazard Frequency and Distribution is a 2.5 minute grid derived from a global listing of extreme flood events between 1985 and 2003 (poor or missing data in the early/mid 1990s) compiled by Dartmouth Flood Observatory and georeferenced to the nearest degree. The resultant flood frequency grid was then classified into 10 classes of approximately equal number of grid cells. The greater the grid cell value in the final data set, the higher the relative frequency of flood occurrence. This dataset is the result of collaboration among the Columbia University Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR) and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).
Purpose: To provide a means of assessing the relative distribution and frequency of global flood hazard.
Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 1985
Ending Date: 2003
Currentness Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -180.000000
East Bounding Coordinate: 180.000000
North Bounding Coordinate: 85.000000
South Bounding Coordinate: -58.000000
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Indexing Vocabulary Version 2.1 (GCMD Format)
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Floods
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Area
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Preparedness
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Prevention
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Natural Disasters
Theme Keyword: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Environmental Modeling > Disaster Modeling
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Parameter Valids
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > Terrestrial Hydrosphere > Surface Water > Floods
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: General
Theme Keyword: Hazard Frequency
Theme Keyword: Hazard Distribution
Theme Keyword: Hazards
Theme Keyword: Hotspots
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: EI Gateway Vocabulary
Theme Keyword: Hazards
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: SEDAC Topic
Theme Keyword: Hazard Vulnerability
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Data Granularity
Theme Keyword: Global
Theme Keyword: Continent
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: WDC Theme
Theme Keyword: Climate
Theme Keyword: Hazards
Theme Keyword: Poverty
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO Topic
Theme Keyword: Inland Waters
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: CSA-NBII Biocomplexity
Theme Keyword: Disasters
Theme Keyword: Distribution
Theme Keyword: Floods
Theme Keyword: Frequency (Time)
Theme Keyword: Hot Spots (Geology)
Theme Keyword: Weather Hazards
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Location Terms, version 2.0
Place Keyword: Region > Equatorial
Place Keyword: Global
Place Keyword: Region > Mid-Latitude
Place Keyword: Region > Polar
Access Constraints: None
Use Constraints:
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York and Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR) hold the copyright of this dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial, non-free resale, or redistribution without explicit written permission from the CHRR and CIESIN. Users should acknowledge CIESIN and CHRR as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new datasets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this dataset. CHRR and CIESIN also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistribution efforts.
Point of Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) User Services
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8920
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu
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Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator:
Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR), Columbia University; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University; International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Global Flood Total Economic Loss Risk Deciles
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: CHRR, Columbia University
Online Linkage: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/chrr/research/hotspots/
Larger Work Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman
Publication Date: 20050329
Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
Edition: Version 1.0
Series Information:
Series Name: Disaster Risk Management Series
Issue Identification: No. 5
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: The World Bank
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator:
Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR), Columbia University; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University; International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Global Flood Mortality Risks and Distribution
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: CHRR, Columbia University
Online Linkage: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/chrr/research/hotspots/
Larger Work Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman
Publication Date: 20050329
Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
Edition: Version 1.0
Series Information:
Series Name: Disaster Risk Management Series
Issue Identification: No. 5
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: The World Bank
Cross Reference:
Citation Information:
Originator:
Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR), Columbia University; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University; International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank
Publication Date: 2005
Title: Global Flood Proportional Economic Loss Risk Deciles
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: CHRR, Columbia University
Online Linkage: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/chrr/research/hotspots/
Larger Work Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman
Publication Date: 20050329
Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
Edition: Version 1.0
Series Information:
Series Name: Disaster Risk Management Series
Issue Identification: No. 5
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: The World Bank
Data Quality Information
Section Index
Lineage:
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Brakenridge, G.R., E. Anderson, and S. Caquard
Title: World Atlas of Large Flood Events
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Hanover, NH
Publisher: Dartmouth Flood Observatory, Dartmouth University
Online Linkage: http://www.dartmouth.edu/~floods
Source Time Period of Content:
Time Period Information:
Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 1980
Ending Date: 2003
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Contribution: A global listing of extreme flood events georeferenced to the nearest degree for the time period 1985 through 2003.
Process Step:
Process Description:
The data from the Dartmouth Flood Observatory contains various geospatial representations of flood events. Some floods are depicted as points georeferenced to the nearest degree. Other floods are characterized by polygons.
To determine frequency of flood hazard, a 2.5 minute grid overlays the flood data and the number of flood events per grid cell is recorded. A flood event is defined as any portion of any type of flood representation occurring within a grid cell. Therefore, if a grid cell is crossed by a boundary of a flood polygon, then the frequency increases by one. If a point is within the grid cell boundaries, the frequency increases by one. Flooding of the same areas, but at different times, also increase the frequency.
The frequency range is classified into deciles, 10 classes of an approximately equal number of grid cells. Deciles are the chosen method of dissemination due to considerations of confidence with the data.
Areas of "No Data" are not necessarily without risk from hazards, but may rather be an artifact of a mask that excluded from analysis those areas with a population density less than 5 persons per square kilometer and without significant agriculture.
Spatial Data Organization Information
Section Index
Direct Spatial Reference Method: Raster
Raster Object Information:
Raster Object Type: Grid Cell
Row Count: 3432
Column Count: 8640
Vertical Count: 1
Spatial Reference Information
Section Index
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude Resolution: 0.041700
Longitude Resolution: 0.041700
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: WGS84
Ellipsoid Name: WGS84
Semi-major Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257224
Entity and Attribute Information
Section Index
Detailed Description:
Entity Type:
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Count
Attribute Definition: Number of grid cells having given value attribute.
Attribute Definition Source: CIESIN
Attribute:
Attribute Label: ObjectID
Attribute Definition: Internal feature number.
Attribute Definition Source: ESRI
Attribute Domain Values:
Unrepresentable Domain: Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.
Attribute:
Attribute Label: Value
Attribute Definition: Decile ranking of grid cells (10 is highest, most hazardous).
Attribute Definition Source: CIESIN
Distribution Information
Section Index
Distributor:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) User Services
Contact Address:
Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8920
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu
Resource Description: CIESIN_CHRR_NDH_FLOOD_HFD
Distribution Liability:
CIESIN follows procedures designed to ensure that data disseminated by CIESIN are of reasonable quality. If, despite these procedures, users encounter apparent errors or misstatements in the data, they should contact SEDAC User Services at +1 845-365-8920 or via email at ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu. Neither CIESIN nor NASA verifies or guarantees the accuracy, reliability, or completeness of any data provided. CIESIN provides this data without warranty of any kind whatsoever, either expressed or implied. CIESIN shall not be liable for incidental, consequential, or special damages arising out of the use of any data provided by CIESIN.
Standard Order Process:
Ordering Instructions:
The data are available from the Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) in American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) format via FTP at ftp://ftp.ciesin.columbia.edu/pub/hotspots/.
Standard Order Process:
Digital Form:
Digital Transfer Information:
Format Name: ASCII
File Decompression Technique: unzip
Transfer Size: 160.000000
Digital Transfer Option:
Online Option:
Computer Contact Information:
Network Address:
Network Resource Name: ftp://ftp.ciesin.columbia.edu/pub/hotspots/gdfld.zip
Access Instructions: Data accessible via FTP.
Available Time Period:
Metadata Reference Information
Section Index
Metadata Date: 2005/10/05
Metadata Review Date: 2011/05/04
Metadata Future Review Date: 2012/05/04
Metadata Contact:
Contact Information:
Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Metadata Administration
Contact Address:
Address:
City: Palisades
State or Province: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8988
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: metadata@ciesin.columbia.edu
Metadata Standard Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata
Metadata Standard Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998
Metadata Time Convention: local time
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