A multi-source 120-year US flood database with a unified common format and public access

Li, Zhi; Chen, Mengye; Gao, Shang; Gourley, Jonathan J.; Yang, Tiantian; Shen, Xinyi; Kolar, Randall; Hong, Yang

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-3755-2021

Articles | Volume 13, issue 8

Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 3755–3766, 2021

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-3755-2021

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Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 13, 3755–3766, 2021

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-3755-2021

© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 13, issue 8

Data description paper 03 Aug 2021

Data description paper | 03 Aug 2021

A multi-source 120-year US flood database with a unified common format and public access

Zhi Li et al.

Data sets

United States Flood Database Zhi Li https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4547036

Model code and software

chrimerss/USFD (Version 1.0) Zhi Li https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5090020

Short summary

This dataset is a compilation of multi-sourced flood records, retrieved from official reports, instruments, and crowdsourcing data since 1900. This study utilizes the flood database to analyze flood seasonality within major basins and socioeconomic impacts over time. It is anticipated that this dataset can support a variety of flood-related research, such as validation resources for hydrologic models, hydroclimatic studies, and flood vulnerability analysis across the United States.