Hurricane Maria in Caribbean (2017-09-21)

Description

Activation time (UTC): 2017-09-21 14:53:00
Event time (UTC): 2017-09-19 12:00:00
Event type: Storm (Tropical cyclone, hurricane, typhoon)

Activation reason:
Maria is the sixth hurricane to have formed in the Atlantic Basin this season. Rainfall on many of the islands on Maria’s path could cause life-threatening flash floods and mudslides.

Reference products: 0
Delineation products: 0
Grading products: 3

Copernicus Emergency Management Service - Mapping is a service funded by European Commission aimed at providing actors in the management of natural and man-made disasters, in particular Civil Protection Authorities and Humanitarian Aid actors, with mapping products based on satellite imagery.

Contact

Email: jrc-ems-rapidmapping (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

European Commission, Joint Research Centre

https://ec.europa.eu/info/departments/joint-research-centre

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2017): Hurricane Maria in Caribbean (2017-09-21). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/fd43ec18-574f-47a7-91e0-031cd188ef3f

Keywords

British Virgin Islands CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus EMS Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSR245 KNA Mapping Rapid Mapping Saint Kitts and Nevis Storm VGB

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR245]: Hurricane Maria in Caribbean (2017-09-21)

Use conditions: European Commission reuse notice
Access conditions: No limitations

URL

All maps produced in scope of this Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping activation downloadable as georeferenced PDFs, TIFFs and JPEGs together with relevant vector data (SHP, KML) as well.

Spatial coverage

GML

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GML

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WKT

POLYGON ((-64.6264854108 18.4383913079, -62.6722393861 18.4383913079, -62.6722393861 17.2824528405, -64.6264854108 17.2824528405, -64.6264854108 18.4383913079))

Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by: European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date: 2021-04-19
Modified date: 2021-04-19
Issued date: 2017-09-21
Landing page: https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR245
Language(s): English
Data theme(s): Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency: unknown
Identifier: http://data.europa.eu/89h/fd43ec18-574f-47a7-91e0-031cd188ef3f
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