Section 1: Overview
Name of Research Project
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Core Modelling and Forecasting Team
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Program Affiliations
Related Research Project(s)
Dataset Title
Select regulated reservoir data in the Arctic drainage basin
Additional Information
Creators and Contributors
Andrew Tefs | Originator | andrew.tefs@ucalgary.ca | University of Calgary |
Tricia Stadnyk | Collaborator | | University of Calgary |
Abstract
In order to study the historic operations of regulated waterbodies and to predict future conditions (outflow from lakes and level of reservoir), we collect streamflow and water level data for regulated lakes and waterbodies throughout the Arctic drainage basin. This dataset contains historic, measured timeseries for discrete locations describing key hydrometric variables (inflow, outflow, and reservoir levels) for regulated waterbodies throughout the Arctic drainage basin (primarily Nelson, Churchill, Moose, Albany, Yukon, Yenisey, Ob, and Lena rivers). These data are collected from open-source (governmental and non-governmental) organizations and used with acknowledgement.
Purpose
The purpose is to develop a reservoir module that will work with any hydrological models and land surface schemes. As part of this work, reservoir data from dozens of reservoirs across the Arctic drainage basin was collected. This project supports the Water Resources Management theme of the Core Modelling and Forecasting Team.
Plain Language Summary
Keywords
hydrology |
hydroelectric reservoir |
streamflow |
lakes |
modelling |
Citations
Section 2: Research Site
Temporal Extent
Geographic Bounding Box
Is Boundary Rectangular
Research Site Images
Research Site Description (if needed)
Arctic Ocean Drainage Basin
Basin
Subbasin
Specific Locations (if needed)
Research Site Location
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Display
View on Global Map
Section 3: Status and Provenance
Dataset Version
1
Dataset Creation Date
Status of data collection/production
Dataset Completion or Abandonment Date
Data Update Frequency
Creation Software
Primary Source of Data
Other Source of Data (if applicable)
Data Lineage (if applicable). Please include versions (e.g., input and forcing data, models, and coupling modules; instrument measurements; surveys; sample collections; etc.)
Section 4: Access and Downloads
Access to the Dataset
Terms of Use
Does the data have access restrictions?
Downloading and Characteristics of the Dataset
Download Links and Instructions
Total Size of all Dataset Files (GB)
0.2
File formats and online databases
Other Data Formats (if applicable)
List of Parameters and Variables
streamflow | m3/s | daily | Water Survey of Canada (WSC). (2020). Water Survey of Canada. Ottawa: Environment Canada available at: https://wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/mainmenu/historical_data_index_e.html |
streamflow | m3/s | daily | Global Runoff Data Centre (GRDC). (2020). Monthly data of the 560 stations Arctic‐HYCOS basic network available at: https://www.bafg.de/GRDC/EN/04_spcldtbss/41_ARDB/ArcticHYCOSData.html?nn=201698 |
reservoir level | m | daily | Water Survey of Canada (WSC). (2020). Water Survey of Canada. Ottawa: Environment Canada available at: https://wateroffice.ec.gc.ca/mainmenu/historical_data_index_e.html |
reservoir level | m | 10-day | United States Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA-FAS). (2020). Global Reservoirs and Lakes Monitor (G-REALM). United States Department of Agriculture's. available at: https://ipad.fas.usda.gov/cropexplorer/global_reservoir/ |