Global 5km Rooting Depth Dataset
High-resolution global rooting depth maps at 5km spatial resolution providing effective and maximum rooting depths estimated from remote sensing vegetation indices, soil properties, and climate data for improved hydrological and earth system modelling
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global 5km resolution effective and maximum rooting depth maps
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research Institute
What's inside
- Rooting Depth
- Effective Root Zone
- Vegetation Parameters
- 5km Resolution
- Earth System Modelling
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Design flows
Estimate 1-in-50 and 1-in-100 year floods for bridges, culverts and spillways.
- 02
Low flows
Set environmental flows and check what is left in the river in a dry year.
- 03
Risk screening
Screen projects and assets for climate risk.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Flow forecasting
Train LSTM-style models on past records to forecast river levels and flow days ahead.
- 02
Ungauged basins
Combine with catchment data to estimate flow where there is no gauge.
- 03
Bias correction
Correct and downscale climate model output for a site.
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