CAMELS-IND: hydrometeorological time series and catchment attributes for 228 catchments in Peninsular India
Earth system science data,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
17(2), P. 461 - 491
Published: Feb. 5, 2025
Abstract.
We
introduce
CAMELS-IND
(Catchment
Attributes
and
MEteorology
for
Large-sample
Studies
–
India),
a
dataset
containing
hydrometeorological
time
series
catchment
attributes
472
catchments
in
Peninsular
India,
of
which
228
have
observed
streamflow
data
available
over
30
%
the
period
between
1980
to
2020.
India
covers
15
interstate
river
basins
defined
by
Central
Water
Commission
(CWC),
where
flow
water
level
datasets
are
several
gauge
stations
through
open-source
Resources
Information
System
(India-WRIS).
However,
many
these
lack
reliable
metadata,
not
an
analysis-ready
format
large-sample
hydrological
studies.
Therefore,
we
utilized
their
boundaries,
characterized
as
with
from
Geospatial
hydrologic
analyses
(GHI)
(Goteti,
2023).
For
each
catchments,
provides
mean
meteorological
forcings
41
years
(1980–2020)
211
representing
hydroclimatic
land
cover
characteristics
extracted
multiple
sources
(including
ground-based
observations,
remote
sensing-based
products,
reanalyses
datasets).
follows
same
standards
previously
developed
CAMELS
USA,
Chile,
Brazil,
Great
Britain,
Australia,
Switzerland,
Germany
facilitate
comparisons
those
countries
inclusion
global
Notably,
includes
19
forcings,
including
precipitation,
maximum,
minimum,
average
temperature,
long-wave
short-wave
radiation
flux,
U
V
components
wind,
relative
humidity,
evaporation
rates
canopy
soil
surface,
actual
potential
evapotranspiration,
moisture
four
layers
(covering
depth
up
3
m
below
ground)
detailed
also
derived
human
influences,
number
dams
utilization,
total
volume
contents
population
density,
increases
urban
agricultural
studies
understand
influences
on
hydrology.
Furthermore,
predicted
regionally
trained
long
short-term
memory
(LSTM)-based
model
all
can
fill
gaps
or
serve
benchmark
testing
developing
new
models.
envision
that
will
provide
strong
foundation
community-led
effort
toward
gaining
insights
hydrologically
distinct
Indian
solving
pertinent
issues
related
management,
quantification
risk
assessment
extremes,
unraveling
regional-scale
functioning,
climate
change
impact
across
India.
The
is
at
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14005378
(Mangukiya
et
al.,
2024).
Language: Английский
ML4FF: A machine-learning framework for flash flood forecasting applied to a Brazilian watershed
Journal of Hydrology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 132674 - 132674
Published: Jan. 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Enhancing daily runoff prediction: A hybrid model combining GR6J-CemaNeige with wavelet-based gradient boosting technique
Journal of Hydrology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 133114 - 133114
Published: March 1, 2025
Language: Английский
Controls From Above and Below: Snow, Soil, and Steepness Drive Diverging Trends of Subsurface Water and Streamflow Dynamics
Devon Kerins,
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Abigail S. Knapp,
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Fiona S. Liu
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et al.
Hydrological Processes,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
39(4)
Published: April 1, 2025
ABSTRACT
The
importance
of
subsurface
water
dynamics,
such
as
storage
and
flow
partitioning,
is
well
recognised.
Yet,
our
understanding
their
drivers
links
to
streamflow
generation
has
remained
elusive,
especially
in
small
headwater
streams
that
are
often
data‐limited
but
crucial
for
downstream
quantity
quality.
Large‐scale
analyses
have
focused
on
characteristics
across
rivers
with
varying
drainage
areas,
overlooking
the
dynamics
shape
behaviour.
Here
we
ask
question:
What
climate
landscape
regulate
dynamic
storage,
path
streams?
To
answer
this
question,
used
data
a
widely‐used
hydrological
model
(HBV)
15
catchments
contiguous
United
States.
Results
show
aridity
precipitation
phase
(snow
or
rain)
land
attributes
topography
soil
texture
key
dynamics.
In
particular,
steeper
slopes
generally
promoted
more
streamflow,
regardless
aridity.
Streams
flat,
rainy
sites
(<
30%
snow)
finer
soils
exhibited
flashier
regimes
than
those
snowy
(>
coarse
deeper
paths.
sites,
less
weathered,
thinner
shallower
paths
discharge
was
sensitive
changes
snow
dampened
flashiness
overall.
here
indicate
steepness
modify
shallow
deep
ultimately
regulating
response
forcing.
As
change
increases
uncertainty
availability,
interacting
features
will
be
essential
predict
shifts
improve
resources
management.
Language: Английский
A short history of philosophies of hydrological model evaluation and hypothesis testing
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Oct. 3, 2024
Abstract
This
historical
review
addresses
the
issues
of
evaluation
and
testing
hydrological
models,
with
a
focus
on
rainfall–runoff
models.
After
discussion
general
philosophies
modeling,
nine
different
model
are
considered,
focusing
period
modeling
digital
computers
since
1960s.
In
addition,
some
discursions
to
discuss
definitions
calibration
validation,
how
much
data
is
needed
for
calibration,
equifinality
uncertainty,
probabilities
possibilities,
ensembles,
benchmarking.
The
paper
finishes
final
discursion
philosophical
problem
induction.
article
categorized
under:
Science
Water
>
Methods
Hydrological
Processes
Language: Английский
Identifying regional hotspots of heatwaves, droughts, floods, and their co-occurrences
Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
38(10), P. 3875 - 3893
Published: July 30, 2024
Abstract
In
this
paper
we
present
a
framework
to
aid
in
the
selection
of
optimal
environmental
indicators
for
detecting
and
mapping
extreme
events
analyzing
trends
heatwaves,
meteorological
hydrological
droughts,
floods,
their
compound
occurrence.
The
uses
temperature,
precipitation,
river
discharge,
derived
climate
indices
characterize
spatial
distribution
hazard
intensity,
frequency,
duration,
co-occurrence,
dependence.
relevant
applied
are
Standardized
Precipitation
Index,
Evapotranspiration
Index
(SPEI),
Streamflow
heatwave
based
on
fixed
(HWI
$$_\textrm{S}$$
S
)
anomalous
temperatures
$$_\textrm{E}$$
E
),
Daily
Flood
(DFI).
We
selected
suitable
corresponding
thresholds
each
estimated
event
detection
performance
using
receiver
operating
characteristics
(ROC),
area
under
curve
(AUC),
accuracy,
which
is
defined
as
proportion
correct
detections.
assessed
dependence
Likelihood
Multiplication
Factor
(LMF).
tested
case
Sweden,
daily
data
period
1922–2021.
ROC
results
showed
that
HWI
,
SPEI12
DFI
representing
respectively
(AUC
>
0.83).
Application
these
revealed
increasing
flood
occurrence
large
areas
but
no
significant
change
trend
droughts.
Hotspots
with
LMF
1,
mostly
concentrated
Northern
Sweden
from
June
August,
indicated
drought-heatwave
drought-flood
positively
correlated
those
areas,
can
exacerbate
impacts.
novel
presented
here
adds
existing
hydroclimatic
research
by
(1)
local
historical
records
extremes
validate
indicator-based
hotspots,
(2)
evaluating
hazards
at
regional
scale,
(3)
being
transferable
streamlined,
(4)
attaining
satisfactory
demonstrated
method,
(5)
generalizable
various
types.
Language: Английский