A 1998 raster dataset developed by SCIOPS for a Wyoming ground-water vulnerability study. It represents estimated net annual recharge of surficial aquifers from natural sources, calculated using soil type and average annual rainfall. The data has a 500-meter cell size and is intended for small-scale regional analysis.
Use Cases
- Parameterize a DRASTIC-based groundwater vulnerability model based on the surficial aquifer recharge requirement.
- Analyze regional patterns of natural aquifer recharge in Wyoming based on the estimated raster data.
- Assess groundwater resource sustainability at a regional scale based on recharge estimates from soil and rainfall.
- Support water resource management planning by providing a baseline recharge layer for regional studies.
Strengths
- Raster data has a defined 500-meter cell size.
- Dataset was developed for a specific, documented groundwater vulnerability study.
- Methodology is described as using soil type and average annual rainfall.
Limitations
- Last updated 1998-12-31 23:59:59.999000; freshness should be verified.
- Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
- Dataset is explicitly not suitable for site-specific analysis, limiting its application scope.
Provenance
- Source
- SCIOPS
- Collection Method
- Estimated using a simplistic formula based on soil type and average annual rainfall.
- Freshness
- 1998-12-31 23:59:59.999000
- Geography
- Wyoming