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Turner, S. et al

Global hydrological dataset of daily streamflow data from the Reference Observatory of Basins for INternational hydrological climate change detection (ROBIN), 1863 - 2022

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https://doi.org/10.5285/3b077711-f183-42f1-bac6-c892922c81f4
The Reference Observatory of Basins for INternational hydrological climate change detection (ROBIN) dataset is a global hydrological dataset containing publicly available daily flow data for 2,418 gauging stations across the globe which have natural or near-natural catchments. Metadata is also provided alongside these stations for the Full ROBIN Dataset consisting of 3,060 gauging stations. Data were quality controlled by the central ROBIN team before being added to the dataset, and two levels of data quality are applied to guide users towards appropriate the data usage. Most records have data of at least 40 years with minimal missing data with data records starting in the late 19th Century for some sites through to 2022.

ROBIN represents a significant advance in global-scale, accessible streamflow data.

The project was funded the UK Natural Environment Research Council Global Partnership Seedcorn Fund - NE/W004038/1 and the NC-International programme [NE/X006247/1] delivering National Capability
Publication date: 2024-05-28
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Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84 / Pseudo-Mercator

Temporal information

Temporal extent
1863-01-01    to    2022-12-31

Provenance & quality

Data were provided by national measuring agencies following a selection process from their wider networks. Following submission of data and metadata to the ROBIN Network, a quality control process was conducted centrally to assess the quality and suitability of the station’s inclusion in the dataset. Daily streamflow records were visually screened for change points, visually anomalous conditions indicating methodology changes or infilled data gaps and obvious errors in the data. Stations were removed if they showed signs of not having a sufficiently ‘near-natural’ regime, and edits were made over datasets to remove obviously erroneous data periods.

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This dataset is under embargo and will be made available by 28 February 2025 at the latest   Find out more »

This dataset will be available under the terms of the Open Government Licence

Cite this dataset as:
Turner, S.; Hannaford, J.; Barker, L.J.; Suman, G.; Killeen, A.; Griffin, A.; Kumar, A.; Dixon, H.; Albuquerque, M.T.D.; Almeida Ribeiro, N.; Alvarez-Garreton, C.; Amoussou, E.; Arheimer, B.; Asano, Y.; Berezowski, T.; Bodian, A.; Boutaghane, H.; Capell, R.; Dakhaoui, H.; Daňhelka, J.; Do, H.X.; Ekkawatpanit, C.; El Khalki, E.M.; Fleig, A.K.; Fonseca, R.; Giraldo-Osorio, J.D.; Goula, A.B.T.; Hanel, M.; Hodgkins, G; Horton, S.; Kan, C.; Kingston, D.G.; Laaha, G.; Laugesen, R.; Lopes, W.; Mager, S. ; Markonis, Y.; Mediero, L.; Midgley, G.; Murphy, C.; O'Connor, P.; Pedersen, A.I.; Pham, H.T.; Piniewski, M.; Rachdane, M.; Renard, B.; Saidi, M.E.; Schmocker-Facker, P.; Stahl, K.; Thyler, M.; Toucher, M.; Tramblay, Y.; Uusikivi, J.; Venegas-Cordero, N.; Vissesri, S.; Watson, A.; Westra, S.; Whitfield, P.H. (2024). Global hydrological dataset of daily streamflow data from the Reference Observatory of Basins for INternational hydrological climate change detection (ROBIN), 1863 - 2022. NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/3b077711-f183-42f1-bac6-c892922c81f4

Correspondence/contact details

Stephen Turner
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Crowmarsh Gifford
Wallingford
Oxfordshire
OX10 8BB
UNITED KINGDOM
 enquiries@ceh.ac.uk

Authors

Turner, S.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Hannaford, J.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Barker, L.J.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Suman, G.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Killeen, A.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Griffin, A.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Kumar, A.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Dixon, H.
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
Albuquerque, M.T.D.
Polytechnic University/CERNAS
Almeida Ribeiro, N.
University of Évora
Alvarez-Garreton, C.
Center for Climate and Resilience Research
Amoussou, E.
University of Parakou
Arheimer, B.
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
Asano, Y.
University of Tokyo
Berezowski, T.
Gdansk University of Technology
Bodian, A.
Gaston Berger University
Boutaghane, H.
Badji Mokhtar - Annaba University
Capell, R.
Swedish Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
Dakhaoui, H.
Université Tunis El Manar
Daňhelka, J.
Czech Hydrometeorological Institute
Do, H.X.
Nong Lam University – Ho Chi Minh City
Ekkawatpanit, C.
Tohoku University
El Khalki, E.M.
Mohammed VI Polytechnic University
Fleig, A.K.
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate
Fonseca, R.
Institute of Earth Science (IES), University of Évora
Giraldo-Osorio, J.D.
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana
Goula, A.B.T.
University of Abobo-Adjamé
Hanel, M.
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Hodgkins, G
United States Geological Survey
Horton, S.
University of Canterbury, Christchurch
Kan, C.
Swiss Federal Office for the Environment
Kingston, D.G.
University of Otago, Dunedin
Laaha, G.
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU)
Laugesen, R.
Bureau of Meteorology, Canberra
Lopes, W.
National Water and Sanitation Agency (ANA)
Mager, S.
University of Otago
Markonis, Y.
Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
Mediero, L.
Universidad Politécnica de Madrid
Midgley, G.
Stellenbosch University
Murphy, C.
Maynooth University
O'Connor, P.
Maynooth University
Pedersen, A.I.
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate
Pham, H.T.
University of Danang
Piniewski, M.
Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Rachdane, M.
Cadi Ayyad University
Renard, B.
Aix Marseille University
Saidi, M.E.
Cadi Ayyad University
Schmocker-Facker, P.
Swiss Federal Office for the Environment
Stahl, K.
University of Freiburg
Thyler, M.
University of Adelaide
Toucher, M.
South African Environmental Observation Network
Tramblay, Y.
Research Institute for Development (IRD)
Uusikivi, J.
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
Venegas-Cordero, N.
Warsaw University of Life Sciences
Vissesri, S.
Chulalongkorn University
Watson, A.
Stellenbosch University
Westra, S.
University of Adelaide
Whitfield, P.H.
University of Saskatchewan

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Additional metadata

Topic categories
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
environment
INSPIRE theme
Environmental Monitoring Facilities
Keywords
Climate and climate change , Hydrology , hydrometry , near-natural , Reference Hydrological Network , Reference Observatory of Basins for INternational hydrological climate change detection (ROBIN) , RHNs , stream flow
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29 January 2025 11:36