Flood Analysis of the Thomas Flood in California Using NASA Data in a GIS

Peters, Byron V ; Bagwell, Ross E ; Wong, Min M

关键词: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE);    RISK;    EOS DATA AND INFORMATION SYSTEM;    STORMS;    FOREST FIRES;   

RP-ID  :  GSFC-E-DAA-TN57462

学科分类：地球科学(综合)

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来源: NASA Technical Reports Server

【 摘 要 】

In December 2017, the Thomas Fire burned areas in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties in California, consuming 281,893 acres (440 square miles), and becoming the largest wildfire in California history. On January 8, 2018, a winter storm made landfall in Santa Barbara County, releasing more than 5 inches of rain onto the same scarred area, causing San Ysidro and Montecito Creeks to overflow and leading to devastating flash flooding and debris flows by January 9, 2018. Several areas that were not typically prone to flooding were at risk due to the higher than usual flows in the nearby streams and creeks. The unprecedented flooding killed at least 20 people and left several others missing. NASA's Earth Observing System Data Information System (EOSDIS) manages Earth Observation satellites and the Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs), where the data is stored and processed. This poster presents the use of satellite data from NASA's inventory that have the potential for use in identification and analysis of forest fire risk and subsequent after-effects within a geographic information system (GIS).