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An Extended Data Set of River Discharges for Validation of General Circulation Models
Entry ID: River_Discharges

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Summary
Abstract: This data set is a compilation of annual mean river discharge values
for 981 rivers from all regions of the world. It is meant to describe
freshwater discharges to the oceans. All files are ASCII files and
have not been compressed in any way. The procedure used to develop
this data set is as follows: Discharge values for as many rivers as
possible were gathered from ... View entire text
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -90.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

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Originating Center
LLNL
Data Center
Atmospheric Sciences Division, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, U. S. Department of Energy Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://eed.llnl.gov/asd/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GEORGE D. PERRY
Contact Address:
Atmospheric Sciences Division
Lawrence Livermore National Lab
City: Livermore
Province or State: CA
Postal Code: 94550-9234
Country: USA
Personnel
P. B. DUFFY
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Contact Address:
Atmospheric Sciences Division
Lawrence Livermore National Lab
City: Livermore
Province or State: CA
Postal Code: 94550-9234
Country: USA
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Publications/References
G. D. Perry, P. B. Duffy, and N. L. Miller, An extended set of river
discharges for validation of general circulation models, Journal of
Geophysical Research, Vol. 101, September 1996.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2000-02-01
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-04-20

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