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  ds552.0 Detailed Metadata

Overview
Dataset Citation:
UNAFFILIATED INDIVIDUAL, German Global Runoff Data Center, and UNESCO [International Hydrological Programme], 1985: Flow Rates of World Rivers (excluding former Soviet Union countries). Dataset ds552.0 published by the CISL Data Support Section at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, CO, available online at http://dss.ucar.edu/datasets/ds552.0/.
Types of data:
  • Platform Observations
Data formats:
  • Dataset-specific ASCII
Data contributors:
  • UNAFFILIATED INDIVIDUAL
  • DE/FIH/GRDC > Global Runoff Data Center, Federal Institute of Hydrology, Germany
  • UNESCO/IHP > International Hydrological Programme, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Total volume:  4.034 Mbytes

Summary for Platform Observations in ASCII Format
Observing PlatformObservation Type
  • Data Types
Average Frequency of Data
(varies by individual platform ID and data type)
Temporal/Geographical Coverage
(each dot represents a 3° box containing one or more observations)
Automated GaugeSurface
  • Monthly mean discharge rate (m^3/s)
  • 1 per month
  • 3 to 10 per year
1807-01-01 to 2000-12-31 

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