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Flood Waters in Sunsari and Saptari Districts, Nepal
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This map illustrate dected flood waters on 31 August 2008 for the affected Districts of Sunsari, Nepal following a retaining wall breach on the Koshi River on 18 August 2008. Flood Water detection was made using a time series of ENVISAT-ASAR (IMM) rader data recorded on 22 June, 27 July and 31August 2008. The length of the retaining wall breach was estimate data 1,500 meters from ALOS-PALSARradar data acquired on 24 August 2008. This flood detection is a preliminary analysis and has not yet been validated in the field.

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Publisher:
UNOSAT ,   (2008 )
Type / Script:
Bulletin or Poster in English
Keywords:
FLOODS, WATER, RIVERS, NATURAL DISASTERS, NATURAL PHENOMENA, DISASTER RELIEF, EMERGENCY RELIEF, INFORMATION, GEOGRAPHY, FOOD, SATELLITES, VILLAGES, ROADS, AIRPORTS, TRAINING PROGRAMMES, MAPS, BOUNDARIES
Thematic Group:
 UN : International Peace and Security
Thesaurus:
13.02.00  -  Disaster Prevention, Preparedness And Relief
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