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3 months ago Pdf print of the Washington Post article: Visualizing the scale of the floods that left south Brazil submerged
OPERA is credited at the end of the article
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CherrelleTucker
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3 months ago Pdf print of the Washington Post article: Visualizing the scale of the floods that left south Brazil submerged
OPERA is credited at the end of the article
Source
Earth Observatory.Nasa
Date of Publication or interview
2024-05-06
Value Type
Foreign government use case
Audience
General public: emergency responders, government agencies, relief organizations, and researchers who need detailed flood mapping for effective disaster response and management.
Summary
In May 2024, severe flooding in southern Brazil highlighted the importance of detailed flood maps, like those from NASA's FwDET, which use data from the OPERA DSWx-HLS product to estimate floodwater depth. These maps aid in rescue operations, road closures, and damage assessments. Even into late May parts of Rio Grande do Sul remained 4 to 40 inches underwater
SNWG Project
C2 - OPERA (if applicable to GSWx, DIST, or DISP specifically, please note that) DSWx-HLS
Location/Venue of story impact
Brazil
Link to published Source, if applicable
https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/152880/southern-brazil-submerged
Quote from the published source
"The flood extent data for this map are from the OPERA Dynamic Surface Water Extent from Harmonized Landsat Sentinel-2 (OPERA DSWx-HLS) product, and ground topography data are from the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM)."
Related Issues
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