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A global dataset of the shape of drainage systems
German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
Ci-Jian Yang
Department of Geography, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Jens M. Turowski
German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Richard F. Ott
German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Jean Braun
German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Hui Tang
German Research Centre for Geosciences, Potsdam, Germany
Shadi Ghantous
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany
Xiaoping Yuan
School of Earth Sciences, China University of Geosciences, Wuhan, China
Gaia Stucky de Quay
Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, USA
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Short summary
The shape of drainage basins and rivers holds significant implications for landscape evolution processes and dynamics. We used a global 90 m resolution topography to obtain ~0.7 million drainage basins with sizes over 50 km2. Our dataset contains the spatial distribution of drainage systems and their morphological parameters, supporting fields such as geomorphology, climatology, biology, ecology, hydrology, and natural hazards.
The shape of drainage basins and rivers holds significant implications for landscape evolution...
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