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A hydrogeomorphic dataset for characterizing catchment hydrological behavior across the Tibetan Plateau
Yuhan Guo
State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100101, China
CSIRO Environment, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
Yuting Yang
State Key Laboratory of Hydroscience and Engineering, Department of Hydraulic Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100101, China
Yanfang Sang
Key Laboratory of Water Cycle and Related Land Surface Processes, Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, CAS, Beijing, 100101, China
Congcong Wen
NYUAD Center for Artificial Intelligence and Robotics, New York University Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, UAE
NYU Tandon School of Engineering, New York University, New York, USA
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We have provided an inaugural version of the hydrogeomorphic dataset for catchments over the Tibetan Plateau. We first provide the width-function-based instantaneous unit hydrograph (WFIUH) for each HydroBASINS catchment, which can be used to investigate the spatial heterogeneity of hydrological behavior across the Tibetan Plateau. It is expected to facilitate hydrological modeling across the Tibetan Plateau.
We have provided an inaugural version of the hydrogeomorphic dataset for catchments over the...
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