Rainfall and River Discharge Time Series at Vallon de Nant, Switzerland, 2017-2018

Rainfall intensity and river discharge time series for the Vallon de Nant catchment in Switzerland during the 2017 and 2018 summer seasons. The data includes rainfall measurements from up to 12 locations at a 2-minute resolution, along with aggregated areal rainfall and discharge at the catchment outlet. Anthony Michelon from the University of Lausanne compiled this dataset, which is associated with referenced scientific publications.

Use Cases

• Modeling rainfall-runoff relationships based on high-resolution 2-minute time series data.
• Analyzing spatial rainfall variability based on measurements from 12 locations within the catchment.
• Studying catchment response dynamics based on aggregated areal rainfall and specific discharge data.
• Calibrating hydrological models based on concurrent rainfall and river discharge observations.

Strengths

• High temporal resolution of 2 minutes for both rainfall and discharge measurements.
• Spatial coverage from up to 12 measurement locations within the 13.4 km² catchment.
• Includes aggregated areal rainfall data for the whole catchment and its northern and southern halves.
• Data is associated with specific scientific publications detailing instrumentation and methods.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

University of Lausanne

Collection Method

Measured by a network of Pluvimate drop-counting raingauges and discharge monitoring at the catchment outlet.

Time Range

June 30 to October 4, 2017; June 30 to September 23, 2018

Geography

Vallon de Nant catchment, Switzerland