Ji-Parana River Basin Water Balance Model: 1995-1996
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Description
LBA-ECO CD-06 provides simulated monthly water balance components for the Ji-Parana River basin in Rondonia, Brazil. The dataset contains minimum, average, and maximum values for rainfall, potential evapotranspiration, water deficit, and water surplus, derived using the Thornthwaite-Mather model within a GIS. It includes 2 comma-delimited files covering a 23-month period from February 1995 to December 1996, with validation data from subbasin stations.
Use Cases
Calibrating hydrological models using monthly rainfall, evapotranspiration, and discharge data from subbasin stations.
Analyzing seasonal water deficit and surplus patterns in a tropical river basin from 1995-1996.
Assessing the performance of the Thornthwaite-Mather model when integrated with GIS and inputs like AVHRR images and land cover maps.
Studying the relationship between basin-scale evapotranspiration and rainfall using simulated minimum, average, and maximum monthly values.
Strengths
Model integrates multiple data sources: AVHRR satellite images, rain gauge measurements, soil profiles, and land cover maps.
Includes validation data from Ji-Parana subbasin stations for total basin rainfall, discharge, and evapotranspiration.
Covers a specific 23-month time series from February 1995 to December 1996 for detailed seasonal analysis.
Dataset is hosted on multiple authoritative platforms (NASA Earthdata and Data.gov), indicating peer-reviewed importance.
Limitations
Exact row count, column names, and file sizes are not provided by any source.
Conflicting 'last updated' metadata: one source lists 1996-08 31, while others list 2026-03-13, suggesting possible administrative updates versus original publication.
License is ambiguously listed as 'other-license-specified' without explicit terms.
Provenance
Source
ORNL_CLOUD (Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center for Biogeochemical Dynamics).
Collection Method
Simulated using the Thornthwaite-Mather climatological model integrated into a GIS, with inputs from AVHRR images, rain gauges, soil profiles, and land cover maps.
Time Range
February 1995 through December 1996.
Freshness
2026-03-13 01:04:18.427243
Geography
Ji-Parana River basin, Rondonia, Brazil.
License requires checking specific terms as it is listed as 'other-license-specified'. Data files are in comma-delimited format but specific structure is unknown.