Global Datasets of Interest

 

Global Hydrologic Datasets

Data

Source

Resolution

Resolution

Range

Precipitation

NOAA/GHCN

5 x 5 degrees

monthly

1880 -1990

Wilmott -Legates

0.5 x 0.5 degrees

mean monthly

1920 - 1980

NOAA/GPCP

2.5 x 2.5 degrees

monthly

1987 - 1995

Discharge

RivDis (Vorosmarty etal)

949 runoff stations

monthly

variable

RivrStat (Perry etal)

981 rivers

mean annual

variable

Digital Atlas of WWB

160 runoff stations

mean monthly

variable

Temperature

NOAA/GHCN

5 x 5 degrees

monthly

1880 - 1990

Wilmott -Legates

0.5 x 0.5 degrees

mean monthly

1920 - 1980

Radiation

NASA/ERBE

5 x 5 degrees

mean monthly

1984 - 1990

Soils WHC

FAO Soil Map CDROM

1 x 1 degrees

not applicable

1970 - 1980

Combined

Soils WHC

Coverage:

Wilmott -Legates Temp.

Wilmott -Legates Precip.

0.5 x 0.5 degrees

mean monthly

variable

NASA/ERBE Net. Rad.