Concept: Flood in the eagle vocabulary

Concept URI https://dd.eionet.europa.eu/vocabulary/landcover/eagle/LCH-flood
Preferred label Flood
Definition Processes of inundation of usually dry (emerged) land, or temporary covering by water of land not normally covered by water. Floods can be of many types (flash floods, river overflow, tidal floods), and can have many triggers (precipitation, natural water reservoir dam failure, river channel obstruction, etc). Tsunamis and a storm surges are usually considered as a different natural hazard.
Notation LCH-flood
Status Valid
Status Modified 2023-11-29
Accepted Date 2023-11-29
Not Accepted Date
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  • false
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  • false
code
  • LCH-6_2_1_7
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LC/LU Relevance
  • Gen