Global Soil Hydraulic Properties dataset based on legacy site observations
15,259 soil water characteristic curves from 2,702 sites worldwide with soil texture, bulk density, and organic carbon data for parameterizing land surface and hydrological models.
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research
- Last updated
- 2022
What's inside
- Hydrological Data
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.
Because it has: Hydrological Data
- 02
Low flows
Set environmental flows and check what is left in the river in a dry year.
- 03
Model calibration
Calibrate and test catchment models against observed flow.
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
Automatic QC
Flag gauge errors, shifts and gaps before they reach a report.
Machine access and documentation
Data paper
Global Soil Hydraulic Properties dataset based on legacy site observations
Scientific Data 2022
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