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Flooding in Mexico

Type of Event:

Flooding

Location of Event:

Mexico

Date of Charter Activation:

02/11/2007

Charter Requestor:

SIFEM for the National Center for Disaster Prevention of Mexico

Project Management:

CATHALAC

 

Description of Event

Since 28 October, the state of Tabasco and its capital, Villahermosa, were completely flooded due to several days of unusally heavy rainfall. The rains caused the overflow of seven rivers, affecting 17 municipalities.
By the 2nd November, media reported dozens of deaths and 1 million persons affected.

 

Images and/or Image Products Delivered under the Charter
Flooding and hurricane in Mexico

ALOS-PALSAR/MODIS, Flooded Areas, 08/11/2007-10/11/2007
Source: ALOS Palsar; MODIS , ~20m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 08/11/2007 (ALOS-PALSAR) and 08-10/11/2007 (MODIS)
Flood detection using ALOS Palsar radar scenes and MODIS optical scenes, 08/11/2007 and 08-10/11/2007, over the Tabasco province of Mexico.
Credit: Copyright JAXA 2007
Image processing, map created 11/11/2007 by CATHALAC-SERVIR.
Higher resolution version

 Flooding and hurricane in Mexico

Additional data provided by CATHALAC/SERVIR
Flooding and hurricane in Mexico

Pre-event ASTER image
Source: ASTER , 300m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 2003
Pre-event ASTER image showing the affected coast.
Credit: Credit NASA 2003
Image processing, map created 10/09/2007 by CATHALAC-SERVIR.
Higher resolution version

 Flooding and hurricane in Mexico

Felix Rain Rate Sept4 Trmm
Source: TRMM, 5km/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 04/09/2007
TRMM precipitation rates for 4 September, Mexico and the Caribbean, hurricane Felix.
Credit: Credit NASA 2007
Image processing, map created 10/09/2007 by CATHALAC-SERVIR.
Higher resolution version

Flooding and hurricane in Mexico

MODIS-postevent
Source: MODIS on Terra, 250m/pixel resolution.
Acquired: 09/2007
Annotated MODIS post-event image, showing large amounts of sediment left in suspension by the hurricane.
Credit: Credit NASA 2007
Image processing, map created 10/09/2007 by CATHALAC-SERVIR.
Higher resolution version


Animation
Flooding and hurricane in Mexico


GOES animation, Hurricane Felix as it approaches the coasts of Mexico 3-4/09/2008
GIF format, 2 MB

Additional maps and data are available at:

 
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