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(Values for gridded data are on a per grid cell basis (1) )

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A. Gridded fields of major water balance components

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(A1) Annual precipitation (mm/yr per grid cell)  
(A2) Annual evapotranspiration (mm/yr per grid cell)  
(A3) Annual runoff (mm/yr per grid cell)  

(A4) Annual river discharge (blended, km3/yr per grid cell)

 
B. Climate moisture indices All
 
(B1) CMI, annual mean (unitless ratio per grid cell)  
(B2) CMI, annual CV (unitless ratio per grid cell)  
C. Dams, lakes and reservoirs database Water for Energy, Protecting Ecosystems
 
(C1) Dams and reservoirs (point attributes)  
(C2) Lake density (% of grid cell area)  
(C3) Lake volume (km3 per grid cell)  
D. Population

Sharing Water Resources, Meeting Basic Needs, Cities

 
(D1) Urban population, year 2000 (people per grid cell)  
(D2) Rural population, year 2000 (people per grid cell)  
(D3) Total population, year 2000 (people per grid cell)  
E. Major wetlands and floodplains Protecting Ecosystems
 
(E1) Wetlands (dominant wetland type)  
(E2) Floodplains (% per grid cell)  
F. Irrigated lands Securing Food Supply
 
(F1) Irrigation-equipped area (km2 per grid cell)  
G. Irrigated water use Securing Food Supply
 
(G1) Irrigation water withdrawals, year 2000 (millions of m3/year per grid cell)  
H. Domestic and industrial water use, and their proportional use Water for Industry, Water for Energy, Basic Needs/Health, Sharing Water
 
(H1) Industrial water use, year 2000 (millions of m3/year per grid cell)  
(H2) Domestic water use, year 2000 (millions of m3/year per grid cell)  
(H3) Ratio of industrial to total water use, year 2000 (% per grid cell)  
(H4) Ratio of domestic to total water use, year 2000 (% per grid cell)  
(H5) Ratio of (industrial + domestic) to total water use, 2000 (% per grid cell)  
I. Water pollution indicators Protecting Ecosystems, Meeting Basic Needs, Governing Wisely
 
(I1) Mobilizable nitrogen loads (kg N/km2/yr per grid cell)  
(I2) Total nitrogen flux (kg N/km2/yr per grid cell)  
(I3) Basin-averaged dissolved inorganic nitrogen flux (kg N/km2/yr per grid cell)  
(I4) Mean annual relative water stress index (unitless ratio per grid cell)  
(I5) Monthly relative water stress index, month July (unitless ratio per grid cell)  
(I6) Mean annual water reuse index (unitless ratio per grid cell)  
(I7) Monthly water reuse index, month July (unitless ratio per grid cell)  
J. Impacts of upstream impoundment on sediment transport to coastal zone. Protecting Ecosystems, Sharing Water
 
(J1) Basin trapping of sediment (% land-to-ocean flux trapped upstream)  
K. Digitized River Networks All

 

 
(K1) Global potential river network, 30 minute resolution  
(K2) Global active river network, 30 minute resolution  
(K3) Africa potential river network, 06 minute resolution  
(K4) Australasia potential river network, 06 minute resolution  
(K5) Asia potential river network, 06 minute resolution  
(K6) Europe potential river network, 06 minute resolution  
(K7) North america potential river network, 06 minute resolution  

(K8) South america potential river network, 06 minute resolution

 

L. Selected discharge gauging stations

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(L1) UNH/GRDC Composite Runoff Fields V1.0  
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M. Pan-tropical runoff and human vulnerability Protecting Ecosystems
 
(M1) Scenario 1: Change in runoff (del RO, in mm/yr)  
(M2) Scenario 1: Change in discharge (del Q, km3/yr)  
(M3) Scenario 1: Relative change in discharge (ratio del Q/Q)  
(M4) Scenario 2: Change in runoff (del RO, mm/yr)  
(M5) Scenario 2: Change in discharge (del Q, km3/yr)  
(M6) Scenario 2: Relative change in discharge (ratio del Q/Q)  
N. African Water Water Stress study All, and Relevant Case Studies
 
(N1) Agricultural area (in km2)  
(N2) Annual CMI, mean  
(N3) Annual CMI, coefficient of variability (CV)  
(N4) Domestic + industrial + agricultural water use, 1995 (DIA, km3/yr)  
(N5) Annual discharge (Q), mean (km3/yr)  
(N6) Annual discharge (Q), 30-yr low (km3/yr)  
(N7) Annual discharge (Q), annual coefficient of variability (CV)  
(N8) Seasonal variability, ratio of monthly maximum to monthly minimum (Q maxmin)  
(N9) Irrigated area (km3/yr)  
(N10) Annual runoff, mean (mm/yr)  
(N11) Annual runoff, coefficient of variability (CV)  
(N12) Relative water stress index (RWSI = DIA/Q), mean annual Q  
(N13) Relative water stress index (RWSI = DIA/Q), 30-year low Q  
(N14) Months with RWSI (mean monthly) exceeding 0.4  
(N15) Number of people (thousands) exposed to water stress, mean annual Q  
(N16) Number of people (thousands) exposed to water stress, 30-year low Q  
(N17) Water reuse index, mean annual  
South American Hydrometeorological Data Bank Ensuring the Knowledge Base & Several Others Requiring Baseline Information, Case Studies
 
LBA-HydroNET V2.0  
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Lake Victoria Water Access/Cholera Analysis Basic Needs/Health
 
Characterizing water scarcity in Africa at different scales  
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(1) The approximate area of a 30 minute grid cell at the equator is 3600 km2.  
 

 

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