Datasets / Hydro-Climatic Data Network (HCDN) -- A USGS Streamflow Data Set for the U.S. for the Study of Climate Fluctuations


Hydro-Climatic Data Network (HCDN) -- A USGS Streamflow Data Set for the U.S. for the Study of Climate Fluctuations

Published By U.S. Geological Survey, Department of the Interior

Issued almost 10 years ago

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Summary

Type of release
ongoing release of a series of related datasets

Data Licence
Not Applicable

Content Licence
Creative Commons CCZero

Verification
automatically awarded

Description

A streamflow data set, which is specifically suitable for the study of surface-water conditions throughout the United States under fluctuations in the prevailing climatic conditions, has been developed. This data set, called the Hydro-Climatic Data Network, or HCDN, consists of streamflow records for 1,659 sites throughout United States and its Territories.