DATASET

Global river flood hazard maps

Collection: FLOODS : River Flood Hazard Maps at European and Global Scale 

Description

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 500km2.

Cell values indicate water depth (in m). 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. NOTE: this dataset is not an official flood hazard map (for details and limitations please refer to related publications).

Contact

Email
Peter.SALAMON (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

How to cite

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

Keywords

flood hazard global map

Data access

Global river flood hazard maps
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  • 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 500km2.

    Cell values indicate water depth (in m). 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. NOTE: this dataset is not an official flood hazard map (for details and limitations please refer to related publications).

Publications

Publication
An updated dataset of global and European flood hazard maps
Baugh, Calum; Colonese, Juan; D'Angelo, Claudia; Francesco, Dottori; Neal, Jeffrey; Prudhomme, Christel; Salamon, Peter. (2024): An updated dataset of global and European flood hazard maps. Manuscript under preparation.
Publication
Development and evaluation of a framework for global flood hazard mapping
Francesco Dottori, Peter Salamon, Alessandra Bianchi, Lorenzo Alfieri, Feyera Aga Hirpa, Luc Feyen, Development and evaluation of a framework for global flood hazard mapping, Advances in Water Resources, Volume 94, 2016, Pages 87-102, ISSN 0309-1708, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2016.05.002.

Geographic areas

World

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2018-12-14
Modified date
2024-03-20
Issued date
2024-03-14
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/ 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Environment, Science and technology
Update frequency
irregular
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/jrc-floods-floodmapgl_rp50y-tif
Popularity