USGS monthly water balance model inputs and outputs for the conterminous United States, 1895-2020, based on ClimGrid data
Dates
Publication Date
2022-01-27
Start Date
1895-01-01
End Date
2020-12-31
Citation
Wieczorek, M.E., Signell, R.P., McCabe, G.J., and Wolock, D.M., 2022, USGS monthly water balance model inputs and outputs for the conterminous United States, 1895-2020, based on ClimGrid data: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9JTV1T6.
Summary
Note: this data release has been deprecated. Find the new version here: https://doi.org/10.5066/P9QCLGKM. This NetCDF represents the monthly inputs and outputs from a United States Geological Survey water-balance model (McCabe and Wolock, 2011) for the conterminous United States for the period 1895-01-01 to 2020-12-31. The source data used to run the water balance model is based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's(NOAA, 2020) ClimGrid data for precipitation and temperature. This NetCDF contains the following monthly inputs: temperature (degrees Celsius) and precipitation (millimeters, mm) and the following outputs (all in mm): runoff, soil moisture storage, actual evapotranspiration, potential evapotranspiration, [...]
This NetCDF represents the monthly inputs and outputs from a United States Geological Survey water-balance model (McCabe and Wolock, 2011) for the conterminous United States for the period 1895-01-01 to 2020-12-31. The source data used to run the water balance model is based on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's(NOAA, 2020) ClimGrid data for precipitation and temperature. This NetCDF contains the following monthly inputs: temperature (degrees Celsius) and precipitation (millimeters, mm) and the following outputs (all in mm): runoff, soil moisture storage, actual evapotranspiration, potential evapotranspiration, snow water equivalent, and snowfall. The spatial reference for this data set is ESPG 4326.
The purpose of this data release is to describe climate and water-balance model variables based on the NOAA's monthly temperature and precipitation ClimGrid dataset. These water budget components can be used to evaluate critical aspects of water budget issues such as potential impacts of climate variability on water supply for human and aquatic ecosystem needs.