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Estimated Streamflow Using Satellite Data for Selected Rivers in Alaska

November 11, 2024

This dataset provides estimated Remote Sensing Streamflow (RSQ) data at selected river reaches in Alaska. Reach-specific relations between satellite-derived water-surface elevation data and dynamic surface water extent data were used with a modified form of the Manning's streamflow equation to estimate streamflows. The streamflow estimates were used to create rating tables that define the relation between discharge and satellite-observed water-surface elevation. The streamflow estimates in the gage_data.csv files are derived from these rating tables, interpolated using a polynomial regression equation. Data are organized in child items named for each river reach. Reach-specific details are provided in a README file contained in each child item as a Portable Document Format (PDF).

Publication Year 2024
Title Estimated Streamflow Using Satellite Data for Selected Rivers in Alaska
DOI 10.5066/P18WWJHU
Authors David M Bjerklie, Luke P Sturtevant, Brendan A Mccarthy, Robert W Dudley, Merritt E Harlan, Christopher A Mason, Heather R Best
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Alaska Science Center
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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