GRDC-Caravan: extending the original dataset with data from the Global Runoff Data Centre

Large-sample datasets are essential in hydrological science to support modelling studies and global assessments. This dataset is an extension to Caravan, a global community dataset of meteorological forcing data, catchment attributes, and discharge data for catchments around the world (Kratzert et al. 20231). The extension includes a subset of those hydrological discharge data and station-based watersheds from the Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC), which are covered by an open data policy (Attribution 4.0 International; CC BY 4.0). In total, the dataset covers stations from 5357 catchments and 25 countries worldwide with a time series record from 1950 – 2022. GRDC is an international data centre operating under the auspices of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) at the German Federal Institute of Hydrology (BfG). Established in 1988, it holds the most substantive collection of quality assured river discharge data worldwide. Primary providers of river discharge data and associated metadata are the National Hydrological and Hydro-Meteorological Services of WMO Member States. 1Kratzert, F., Nearing, G., Addor, N. et al. Caravan - A global community dataset for large-sample hydrology. Sci Data 10, 61 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-023-01975-w

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6e2dcf07-5e26-480b-845a-2a55ec17ce69 XML
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https://registry.gdi-de.org/id/de.bund.bfg.csw/6e2dcf07-5e26-480b-845a-2a55ec17ce69

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M39610400007
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English
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EPSG:4326
 

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  • Geoscientific information
 

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  • opendata

  • Hydrology

  • Rainfall-runoff modeling

  • Streamflow

  • Global Runoff Data Centre

  • GRDC

  • Discharge
 
 

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Date (Publication)
2023-10-11
 

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This dataset can be used according to the license "Creative Commons Attribution - 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)" (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Federal Institute of Hydrology
Email

grdc@bafg.de

 

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Federal Institute of Hydrology
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grdc@bafg.de

 

Metadata information

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Federal Institute of Hydrology
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grdc@bafg.de

Date stamp
2025-02-12
Metadata language
English
 
 

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World map showing stations and catchments included in the dataset.

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