Data source: Global Runoff Data Centre catalogue

This function interfaces the Global Runoff Data Centre database which provides river discharge data for almost 1000 sites over 157 countries.

Usage

catalogueGRDC()

Value

This function returns a data frame made with the following columns:

• grdc_no: GRDC station number

• wmo_reg: WMO region

• sub_reg: WMO subregion

• river: river name

• station: station name

• country: 2-letter country code (ISO 3166)

• lat: latitude, decimal degree

• long: longitude, decimal degree

• area: catchment size, km2

• altitude: height of gauge zero, m above sea level

• d_start: daily data available from year

• d_end: daily data available until year

• d_yrs: length of time series, daily data

• d_miss: percentage of missing values (daily data)

• m_start: monthly data available from

• m_end: monthly data available until

• m_yrs: length of time series, monthly data

• m_miss: percentage of missing values (monthly data)

• t_start: earliest data available

• t_end: latest data available

• t_yrs: maximum length of time series, daily and monthly data

• lta_discharge: mean annual streamflow, m3/s

• r_volume_yr: mean annual volume, km3

• r_height_yr: mean annual runoff depth, mm

Author

Claudia Vitolo

Examples

if (FALSE) { # \dontrun{
  # Retrieve the catalogue
  GRDC_catalogue_all <- catalogueGRDC()
} # }