Global hydro-environmental sub-basin and river reach characteristics at high spatial resolution

The HydroATLAS database provides a standardized compendium of descriptive hydro-environmental information for all watersheds and rivers of the world at high spatial resolution. Version 1.0 of HydroATLAS offers data for 56 variables, partitioned into 281 individual attributes and organized in six categories: hydrology; physiography; climate; land cover & use; soils & geology; and anthropogenic influences. HydroATLAS derives the hydro-environmental characteristics by aggregating and reformatting original data from well-established global digital maps, and by accumulating them along the drainage network from headwaters to ocean outlets. The attributes are linked to hierarchically nested sub-basins at multiple…

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  Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada

  Award: NSERC-DG; RGPIN/341992
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  Australian Research Council

  Award: ARC-DECRA DE130100565