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ISLSCP II UNH/GRDC Composite Monthly Runoff

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DOIhttps://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/994
Version1
Project
Published2011-02-25
Usage4541 downloads
Citations10 publications cited this dataset

Description

The University of New Hampshire (UNH)/Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC) composite runoff data combines simulated water balance model runoff estimates derived from climate forcing with monitored river discharge. It can be viewed as a data assimilation applied in a water balance model context (conceptually similar to the commonly used 4DDA techniques used in meteorological modeling). Such a data assimilation scheme preserves the spatial specificity of the water balance calculations while constrained by the more accurate discharge measurement. There are 11 data files in this data set and 1 changemap file which shows the differences between the ISLSCP II land/water mask and the original data set.

Science Keywords

  • BIOSPHERE
  • ECOSYSTEMS
  • TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS
  • FORESTS
  • BIOSPHERE
  • ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS
  • ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS
  • PRIMARY PRODUCTION
  • BIOSPHERE
  • ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS
  • ECOSYSTEM FUNCTIONS
  • BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLES
  • LAND SURFACE
  • TOPOGRAPHY
  • TOPOGRAPHIC EFFECTS

Data Use and Citation

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Fekete, B.M., C.J. Vorosmarty, F.G. Hall, G.J. Collatz, B.W. Meeson, S.O. Los, E.Brown De Colstoun, and D.R. Landis. 2011. ISLSCP II UNH/GRDC Composite Monthly Runoff. ORNL DAAC, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA. https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/994

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  • 0_comp_runoff_month_readme.txt
  • 1_comp_runoff_month_doc.pdf

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