Global Flood Detection System - Version 2

An experimental system to detect and map in near-real time major river floods based on daily passive microwave satellite observations. The purpose is to identify and measure floods with potential humanitarian consequences after they occur.

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Site 11494 ( River Mekong) (Area 11917 on Mekong in China)


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Current Data


The flood magnitude is a measure of the size of the flood. Since lower signals generally accounts for increased water coverage, extreme events, or major floods, should represent anomalies in the time series of a given site. The reference value for normal flow is calculated as the average signal for the site since June 2002. Flood magnitude is defined as the number of standard deviations (sd) from the mean (avg). Read more...

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Site coordinates: Latitude:26.0948645371, Longitude:101.865899563. See on Google Maps.

Comparison with previous years

The table shows magnitude data as colours for the current year and two previous years. For more annual comparisons, please refer to the 'Graphs' section.

Magnitude Level
 8/10/2010            9/24/2010
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2010XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
20090.42
2008-0.23
AVG0.10

Notes: X = No Data (or data being calculated). The data values of today can change if new data is acquired by the satellite. Blue shades indicate flood magnitude (mouse over the box to see the value); magnitudes greater than 2 have an orange outline, magnitudes greater than 4 have a red outline.

Recent media reports

Source: Europe Media Monitor

Nation at food security crossroads (Thu, 09 Sep 2010 02:31:00 +0200) : Efforts to ensure food security in China have so far been successful. The country has experienced more than three decades of sustained agricultural growth and significant reduction in hunger. Gradual agriculture-led reform in the late 1970s and technological breakthroughs, such as the development of....
chinadaily

Tenth tropical storm may hit southeast China with waves 6 meters high (Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:51:00 +0200) : The tenth tropical storm this year might strike southeast China Thursday night or Friday, bringing waves as high as six meters, said local flood control officials Wednesday.
xinhuanet_en

Kaifeng Jews welcome Jewish New Year (Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:11:00 +0200) : Among millions celebrating Rosh Hashana this week are some 1,000 residents of China's oldest Jewish community
ynetnews

Kaifeng Jews welcome Jewish New Year (Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:11:00 +0200) : Among millions celebrating Rosh Hashana this week are some 1,000 residents of China's oldest Jewish community
yediotaharonot

SOEs send aid to flood stricken areas (Wed, 08 Sep 2010 02:47:00 +0200) : State-owned enterprises have sent teams to aid flood stricken areas in east, central and southern China, all hard hit by torrential rain since the summer began.
chinadaily

China to deliver $12m goods for flood-hit F.P. Report (Tue, 07 Sep 2010 22:22:00 +0200) : ISLAMABAD: China will deliver goods worth US$12 million to provide relief to the flood-hit people and help Pakistan rescue people caught in the floods. A ...
TheFrontierPost-en