Data:North American River Width Data Set (NARWidth)

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North American River Width Data Set (NARWidth) dataset information page



Short Description

North American River Width composed from Landsat imagery

Statement: NARWidth is composed of planform morphometric measurements of North American rivers at approximately mean discharge

Abstract: NARWidth is composed of planform morphometric measurements of North American rivers at approximately mean discharge. It was created using image processing algorithms on Landsat TM and ETM+ imagery. NARWidth is intended to be used in a wide variety of scientific and engineering applications including hydrologic, hydraulic, and biogeochemical models.

Data format

Data type: Hydrography
Data origin: Measured
Data format: Shapefile, CSV
Other format:
Data resolution: 30m
Datum: WGS84

Data Coverage

Spatial data coverage: North America
Temporal data coverage: Time snap shot
Time period covered:

Availability

Download data: http://gaia.geosci.unc.edu/NARWidth/download.html
Data source: http://gaia.geosci.unc.edu/NARWidth/

References

  • Allen, G. H., Pavelsky T.M., (2015), Patterns of river width and surface area newly revealed by the satellite-derived North American River Width data set. Geophysical Research Letters. doi: 10.1002/2014GL062764