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USGS monthly water balance model inputs and outputs for the conterminous United States, 1895-2020, based on ClimGrid data

January 26, 2022

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.

Publication Year 2022
Title USGS monthly water balance model inputs and outputs for the conterminous United States, 1895-2020, based on ClimGrid data
DOI 10.5066/P9JTV1T6
Authors Michael E Wieczorek, Richard P Signell, Gregory J McCabe, David M Wolock
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization MD-DE-DC Water Science Center