LakeATLAS: Global hydro-environmental lake characteristics at high spatial resolution
56 hydro-environmental variables for 1.4+ million lakes and reservoirs globally, covering hydrology, physiography, climate, land cover, soils, and anthropogenic influences.
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At a glance
- Region
- Global
- Coverage
- Global
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research
- Last updated
- 2022
What's inside
- Lakes & Reservoirs
- Catchment 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: Catchment Data
- 02
Low flows
Set environmental flows and check what is left in the river in a dry year.
- 03
Storage tracking
Follow storage and releases through the season.
Because it has: Lakes & Reservoirs
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
Storage from space
Estimate volume from satellite water area and altimetry.
Machine access and documentation
Data paper
LakeATLAS: Global hydro-environmental lake characteristics at high spatial resolution
Scientific Data 2022
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