Dataset of 100-year flood susceptibility maps for the continental U.S. derived with a geomorphic method

Efficient strategies for preparing communities to protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate flood hazard are often hampered by the lack of information about the position and extent of flood-prone areas. Hydrologic and hydraulic analyses allow to obtain detailed flood hazard maps, but a...

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Main Authors: Caterina Samela, Salvatore Manfreda, Tara J. Troy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Data in Brief
Subjects:
USA
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235234091730121X