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Datasets

SWOT River Database (SWORD)

Domain: Hydrology; Stream Characteristics

Variables:
▶ River width; Elevation; Flow accumulation; Number of channels; Lake/reservoir flags;
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Spatial Resolution: 30 meter

Temporal Frequency: NA

Temporal Coverage: NA

Spatial Extent: Global

Source: Multi-agency

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Description:

The SWOt River Database (SWORD) combines multiple global river- and satellite-related datasets to define the nodes and reaches that will constitute SWOT river vector data products. SWORD provides high-resolution river nodes (200 m) and reaches (~10 km) in shapefile and netCDF formats with attached hydrologic variables (WSE, width, slope, etc.) as well as a consistent topological system for global rivers 30 m wide and greater.

Citation:

Altenau, E. H., Pavelsky, T. M., Durand, M. T., Yang, X., Frasson, R. P. d. M., and Bendezu, L., 2021, The surface water and ocean topography (SWOT) mission river database (SWORD): A global river network for satellite data products, Water Resources Research, volume 57, issue 7, e2021WR030054, https://doi.org/10.1029/2021WR030054