New global high-resolution centerlines dataset of selected river systems
Data in Brief
Michigan State University
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Abstract
We present the first high resolution (1:20,000) river centerlines shapefiles from 50 large rivers across the world. Rivers were selected based on the criteria of having more than 1000 km length and which have been reported to have a significant contribution to global fishery production. Since large rivers often span multiple countries, the degree of changes (i.e., anthropogenic or climate derived) varies from region to region. These high-resolution layers were developed to enable researchers to delineate accurate river length, from headwaters regions to their delta and assess or visualize the ongoing changes more accurately in these river systems. Further, these polylines could be used in coordination with satellite derived environmental or landscape variables for ecological research (e.g. predicting biodiversity, estimating biomass).
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Basher, Z., Lynch, A., and Taylor, W.W., 2018, New global high-resolution centerlines dataset of selected river systems: Data in Brief, v. 20, p. 1552-1555, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2018.09.016.
ISSN: 2352-3409 (online)
| Publication type | Article |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | Journal Article |
| Title | New global high-resolution centerlines dataset of selected river systems |
| Series title | Data in Brief |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.dib.2018.09.016 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Year Published | 2018 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Elsevier |
| Contributing office(s) | National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center, National Climate Adaptation Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| First page | 1552 |
| Last page | 1555 |