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Global flood occurence (1985-2011)

Flood occurrences is the number of flood recorded from 1985 to 2011. Flood counts were calculated by intersecting hydrological units with estimated flood extent polygons.

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Field Value
Last Updated June 27, 2019, 11:42 (EDT)
Created June 27, 2019, 11:42 (EDT)
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contact-email c.meyer@unesco.org
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metadata-date 2018-07-05T09:56:53Z
metadata-language
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spatial-data-service-type
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temporal-extent-begin 1985-01-01T00:00:00+01:00
temporal-extent-end 2011-12-31T00:00:00+01:00