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. 2019 Dec 9;6:283. doi: 10.1038/s41597-019-0300-6

Table 2.

Hydro-environmental attributes provided in version 1.0 of the HydroATLAS database.

ID Category Variable Source data Source Resolution (G: Grid V: Vector) Source year Reference Number/type of individual attributes
General* Monthly Upstream
H01 Hydrology Natural Discharge WaterGAP v2.2 G: 15 arc-sec 1971–2000+ Döll et al.33 3
H02 Hydrology Land Surface Runoff WaterGAP v2.2 G: 15 arc-sec 1971–2000+ Döll et al.33 1
H03 Hydrology Inundation Extent GIEMS-D15 G: 15 arc-sec 1993–2004 Fluet-Chouinard et al.39 3 3
H04 Hydrology Limnicity (percent lake area) HydroLAKES V: ~1: 250,000 most recent$ Messager et al.37 1 1
H05 Hydrology Lake Volume HydroLAKES V: ~1: 250,000 most recent$ Messager et al.37 1
H06 Hydrology Reservoir Volume GRanD v1.1 V: ~1: 1 million most recent$ Lehner et al.40 1
H07 Hydrology Degree of Regulation HydroSHEDS & GRanD G: 15 arc-sec most recent$ Lehner et al.40 1
H08 Hydrology River Area HydroSHEDS & WaterGAP G: 15 arc-sec 1971–2000+ Lehner & Grill26 1 1
H09 Hydrology River Volume HydroSHEDS & WaterGAP G: 15 arc-sec 1971–2000+ Lehner & Grill26 1 1
H10 Hydrology Groundwater Table Depth Global Groundwater Map G: 30 arc-sec 1927–2009+ Fan et al.41 1
P01 Physiography Elevation EarthEnv-DEM90 G: 3 arc-sec 2000–2010 Robinson et al.42 3 1
P02 Physiography Terrain Slope EarthEnv-DEM90 G: 3 arc-sec 2000–2010 Robinson et al.42 1 1
P03 Physiography Stream Gradient EarthEnv-DEM90 G: 3 arc-sec 2000–2010 Robinson et al.42 1
C01 Climate Climate Zones GEnS G: 30 arc-sec 2000 Metzger et al.43 1
C02 Climate Climate Strata GEnS G: 30 arc-sec 2000 Metzger et al.43 1
C03 Climate Air Temperature WorldClim v1.4 G: 30 arc-sec 1950–2000 Hijmans et al.44 3 12 1
C04 Climate Precipitation WorldClim v1.4 G: 30 arc-sec 1950–2000 Hijmans et al.44 1 12 1
C05 Climate Potential Evapotranspiration Global-PET G: 30 arc-sec 1950–2000+ Zomer et al.45; Trabucco et al.46 1 12 1
C06 Climate Actual Evapotranspiration Global Soil-Water Balance G: 30 arc-sec 1950–2000+ Trabucco & Zomer47 1 12 1
C07 Climate Global Aridity Index Global Aridity Index G: 30 arc-sec 1950–2000+ Zomer et al.45; Trabucco et al.46 1 1
C08 Climate Climate Moisture Index WorldClim & Global-PET G: 30 arc-sec 1950–2000+ Hijmans et al.44; Zomer et al.45 1 12 1
C09 Climate Snow Cover Extent MODIS/Aqua G: 15 arc-sec 2002–2015 Hall & Riggs48 2 12 1
L01 Land cover/use Land Cover Classes GLC2000 G: 30 arc-sec 2000 Bartholomé & Belward49 1
L02 Land cover/use Land Cover Extent GLC2000 G: 30 arc-sec 2000 Bartholomé & Belward49 22 22
L03 Land cover/use Potential Natural Vegetation Classes EarthStat G: 5 arc-min 1700 Ramankutty & Foley50 1
L04 Land cover/use Potential Natural Vegetation Extent EarthStat G: 5 arc-min 1700 Ramankutty & Foley50 15 15
L05 Land cover/use Wetland Classes GLWD G: 30 arc-sec historic Lehner & Döll51 1
L06 Land cover/use Wetland Extent GLWD G: 30 arc-sec historic Lehner & Döll51 11 11
L07 Land cover/use Forest Extent GLC2000 G: 30 arc-sec 2000 Bartholomé & Belward49 1 1
L08 Land cover/use Cropland Extent EarthStat G: 5 arc-min 2000 Ramankutty et al.52 1 1
L09 Land cover/use Pasture Extent EarthStat G: 5 arc-min 2000 Ramankutty et al.52 1 1
L10 Land cover/use Irrigated Area Extent HID v1.0 G: 5 arc-min 2005 Siebert et al.53 1 1
L11 Land cover/use Glacier Extent GLIMS V: unspecified 1950–2015 GLIMS & NSIDC54 1 1
L12 Land cover/use Permafrost Extent PZI G: 30 arc-sec 1961–1990+ Gruber55 1 1
L13 Land cover/use Protected Area Extent WDPA V: varying most recent$ UNEP-WCMC & IUCN56 1 1
L14 Land cover/use Terrestrial Biomes TEOW V: ~1: 1 million most recent$ Dinerstein et al.57 1
L15 Land cover/use Terrestrial Ecoregions TEOW V: ~1: 1 million most recent$ Dinerstein et al.57 1
L16 Land cover/use Freshwater Major Habitat Types FEOW V: ~1: 1 million most recent$ Abell et al.58 1
L17 Land cover/use Freshwater Ecoregions FEOW V: ~1: 1 million most recent$ Abell et al.58 1
S01 Soils &Geology Clay Fraction in Soil SoilGrids1km G: 30 arc-sec most recent+ Hengl et al.59 1 1
S02 Soils & Geology Silt Fraction in Soil SoilGrids1km G: 30 arc-sec most recent+ Hengl et al.59 1 1
S03 Soils & Geology Sand Fraction in Soil SoilGrids1km G: 30 arc-sec most recent+ Hengl et al.59 1 1
S04 Soils & Geology Organic Carbon Content in Soil SoilGrids1km G: 30 arc-sec most recent+ Hengl et al.59 1 1
S05 Soils & Geology Soil Water Content Global Soil-Water Balance G: 30 arc-sec 1950–2000+ Trabucco & Zomer47 1 12 1
S06 Soils & Geology Lithological Classes GLiM G: 0.5 degrees 1965–2012 Hartmann & Moosdorf60 1
S07 Soils & Geology Karst Area Extent Rock Outcrops v3.0 V: unspecified most recent$ Williams & Ford61 1 1
S08 Soils & Geology Soil Erosion GloSEM v1.2 G: 7.5 arc-sec 2012 Borrelli et al.62 1 1
A01 Anthropogenic Population Count GPW v4 G: 30 arc-sec 2010 CIESIN & SEDAC34 1 1
A02 Anthropogenic Population Density GPW v4 G: 30 arc-sec 2010 CIESIN & SEDAC34 1 1
A03 Anthropogenic Urban Extent GHS S-MOD v1.0 (2016) G: 1 km 2015+ Pesaresi & Freire63 1 1
A04 Anthropogenic Nighttime Lights Nighttime Lights v4 G: 30 arc-sec 2008 Doll64 1 1
A05 Anthropogenic Road Density GRIP v4 G: 5 arc-min  > 1997$ Meijer et al.65 1 1
A06 Anthropogenic Human Footprint Human Footprint v2 G: 1 km 1993 & 2009 Venter et al.66 2 2
A07 Anthropogenic Global Administrative Areas GADM V: unspecified 2012 University of Berkeley67 1
A08 Anthropogenic Gross Domestic Product GDP PPP v2 G: 5 arc-min 2015 Kummu et al.68 2 1
A09 Anthropogenic Human Development Index HDI v2 G: 5 arc-min 2015 Kummu et al.68 1
Σ = 56 (Variables) Σ = 281 (Attributes) 110 84 87

*May include different attributes, for example individual classes, average, minimum, and/or maximum values.

$Data have been compiled from various sources with varying or unknown dates, but are supposed to resemble contemporary/most recent conditions.

+Model-based.