F l o o d I n u n d a t i o n M a p p i n g f o r t h e t h r e e m a j o r r i v e r s : Ya m u n a , G a n g a , G h a g h a r a u s i n g N A S A ' s S a t e l l i t e I m a g e s
In mid-June 2013, unusually severe monsoon rain caused devastating flooding in northern India and Nepal. By June 21, news outlets reported at least 600 people
dead and tens of thousands stranded or missing in rugged, inaccessible terrain on the edge of the Himalayas. Extremely high waters, particularly in the state of
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Uttarakhand, undermined roads and houses, while landslides wiped out others.
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The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite observed the flooding on June 21, 2013 (top). For comparison,
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image shows the same area on May 31, 2013. These false-color images use a combination of visible and infrared light to make
it easier
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distinguish
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and land. Water appears blue and vegetation is bright green. Clouds (lower left) are pale blue-green and cast shadows. Glacier ice and
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Baseline Imagery
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Flood Analysis
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Based on the MODIS Afternoon image (Aqua satellite dated 21st June 2013) the Yamuna and ganges rivers started receding at faster rate compare to the previous
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two days of images. Flood inundation in Ghaghara river is still persistent particularly in districts of Sitapur, Fakhrpur, Gonda, Faizabad,
where large patches of crop land
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and settlements were inundated.
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This analysis also used Pre river line MODIS data from May 2013 to show identify flood water only. Please note that water bodies likely reflect
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all flood-affected areas within the map extent due to cloud, atmospheric variations and other reasons. This analysis has not yet been validated in the field.
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Closer view of MODIS/Aqua (afternoon) Image captured on 21st June 2013
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Data Provided by:
Map prepared by:
Crisis Satellite data : MODIS Aqua
Resolution
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Image date
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Pre-flood Image
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Image date
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22 October 2013
FL-2013-00001-IND
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