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A 225-year (1799–2024) homogenized daily water level series of the Vistula River in Warsaw
Łukasz Sobechowicz
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Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Research into the Anthropocene, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 00-818, Poland
Dariusz Brykała
Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Research into the Anthropocene, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 00-818, Poland
Ewa Kaznowska
Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, 02-776, Poland
Michał Wasilewicz
Institute of Environmental Engineering, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, 02-776, Poland
Jacek Wolski
Department of Geoecology, Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, 00-818, Poland
Marcin Noras
independent researcher
Wojciech Aleksander Siwek
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We present a 225-year (1799–2024) homogenized daily water level record for the Vistula River in Warsaw, comprising 82 453 observations. Adjustments were made for gauge relocations, zero shifts, unit differences, and Julian–Gregorian discrepancies. Missing data were reconstructed using the Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) method, applied to stage–stage relationships with downstream stations. The dataset provides a robust basis for long-term hydrological, climatic, and socio-environmental research.
We present a 225-year (1799–2024) homogenized daily water level record for the Vistula River in...
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