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Data description paper
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29 Sep 2022
Data description paper |
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Streamflow data availability in Europe: a detailed dataset of interpolated flow-duration curves
Simone Persiano
Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering
(DICAM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Alessio Pugliese
Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering
(DICAM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Alberto Aloe
European Commission, DG Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy
Jon Olav Skøien
European Commission, DG Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy
Attilio Castellarin
Department of Civil, Chemical, Environmental and Materials Engineering
(DICAM), University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Alberto Pistocchi
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
European Commission, DG Joint Research Centre (JRC), Ispra, Italy
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For about 24000 river basins across Europe, this study provides a continuous representation of the streamflow regime in terms of empirical flow–duration curves (FDCs), which are key signatures of the hydrological behaviour of a catchment and are widely used for supporting decisions on water resource management as well as for assessing hydrologic change. FDCs at ungauged sites are estimated by means of a geostatistical procedure starting from data observed at about 3000 sites across Europe.
For about 24000 river basins across Europe, this study provides a continuous representation of...
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