| River Watch Version 2 |
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G. R.
Brakenridge* |
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Satellite-Based River Discharge Measurements using passive microwave
radiometry |
Quality Assessment for this Site*: |
2.0 |
Fair |
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T. De Groeve** |
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| DFO Site
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ColoradoRiverDelta |
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0 |
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Center: |
-114.704 |
Long. |
Sensitivity: |
21.7 |
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S. Cohen*** |
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| GFDS Site Number |
100078 |
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USA |
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Center: |
31.904 |
Lat. |
*As compared to modeling |
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S.V. Nghiem**** |
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| GEE
Time Lapse |
This Site Does Not Measure the River |
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All "discharge" and
"runoff" |
50379 |
sq km |
WBM contributing area |
A. J. Kettner* |
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| Last measured: |
31-Dec-16 |
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values only measure water extent |
Obtain Data |
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J.P.M. Syvitski* |
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| Latest Discharge: |
7914 |
m3/sec |
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Status: |
4 |
(1, low flow; 2, normal flow; 3, moderate
flood; 4, major flood, r >5 yr) |
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*CSDMS/INSTAAR, University of Colorado |
| 7-day Runoff |
105.67 |
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#N/A |
(7-day runoff compared to 10 yr average for
this date, 2003-2012) |
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**Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy |
| Recent Record |
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Technical Summary |
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***University of Alabama |
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****Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California |
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Sensors: AMSR-E, AMSR-2, TRMM |
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Annual Maximum Discharge |
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1998 |
7121 |
m3/sec |
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1999 |
6679 |
m3/sec |
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2000 |
5464 |
m3/sec |
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2001 |
7331 |
m3/sec |
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2002 |
5465 |
m3/sec |
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2003 |
5722 |
m3/sec |
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2004 |
5039 |
m3/sec |
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2005 |
6792 |
m3/sec |
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2006 |
6991 |
m3/sec |
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2007 |
5772 |
m3/sec |
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2008 |
6448 |
m3/sec |
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2009 |
6295 |
m3/sec |
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2010 |
6372 |
m3/sec |
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Notes: |
7-day centered moving average is applied |
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2011 |
6015 |
m3/sec |
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| Complete record |
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2012 |
6469 |
m3/sec |
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