DATASET

Tropical cyclone AVA, Madagascar (2018-01-06)

Collection: CEMS-RM : CEMS Rapid Mapping 

Description


Activation time (UTC): 2018-01-06 18:12:00
Event time (UTC): 2018-01-05 07:24:00
Event type: Storm (Tropical cyclone, hurricane, typhoon)

Activation reason:
Tropical Cyclone AVA made landfall on the north-east coast of Madagascar on 5 January, moving south and west over the course 6 January, causing heavy rainfall and strong winds. Flooding, interruptions to communications networks and power cuts have been reported in the north, north-east and eastern area of the country.

Reference products: 18
Delineation products: 19
Grading products: 0

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

How to cite

European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) (2018): Tropical cyclone AVA, Madagascar (2018-01-06). European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/abc78dce-7722-4cc1-8237-9d032c2d799e

Keywords

CEMS Copernicus Copernicus Emergency Management Service Copernicus Emergency Management Service Rapid Mapping Activation Copernicus Service Emergency Emergency Management EMSR264 Madagascar Mapping MDG Rapid Mapping Storm Copernicus EMS

Data access

Copernicus EMS Rapid Mapping Activation [EMSR264]: Tropical cyclone AVA, Madagascar (2018-01-06)
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

Type Value
GML
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GML
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WKT
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GML
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GML
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WKT
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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
2018-01-06
Landing page
https://emergency.copernicus.eu/EMSR264 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency
unknown
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/abc78dce-7722-4cc1-8237-9d032c2d799e
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