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Brazil datasets

Paraíba do Sul River Basin (PSRB)

The Paraiba do Sul is located in the South-East region of Brazil, been one of the most significant river basins in terms of urban water supply. This interstate basin forms part of the states of Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, and covers an area of 55,500 km2. An interconnected system of dams in the area are responsible for the water supply of Rio de Janeiro City system, and a transposition to Cantareira System in São Paulo.

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  • Data Format: GeoTIFF and PCRaster raster files, .txt;

  • Size: ~15 GB

  • Projection: EPSG:4326 - WGS 84;

  • Extent (dd):

    • xmin: -46.755

    • xmax: -40.7457

    • ymin: -23.9934

    • ymax: -20.3418

  • Spatial Resolution: 250m

  • Temporal Resolution: monthly

  • Time period: jan/2000 - dec/2021

  • Available data:

    • Monthly meteorological raster series of: rainfall [mm/month], potential evapotranspiration [mm/month], evaporation coefficient - kp [-];

    • Monthly filled images of NDVI [-]

    • Maps of gridded of soil characteristics and tables- wilting point [θ (cm3/cm3)], field capacity [θ (cm3/cm3)], hydraulic conductivity [mm/month], depth root zone [cm], saturated capacity water content [θ (cm3/cm3)], soil bulk density [g/cm3];

    • Annual land use raster maps and land use parameters tables;

    • Digital elevation model.

Upper Iguaçu River Basin (UIRB)

Upper Iguaçu basin is located in the south portion of Brazil. The Iguaçu River is a tributary of the Paraná River and is also the longest river in the state of Paraná. It is formed by the meeting of the Iraí and Atuba rivers, in the eastern part of the Paraná municipality of Curitiba. Among the main tributaries are: Itaqui, Piraquara, Atuba, Palmital, Barigui, Miringuava, Passaúna and Verde rivers. The basin provides the water consumed in the metropolitan area of Curitiba.

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  • Data Format: GeoTIFF and PCRaster raster files, .txt;

  • Size: 222 MB

  • Projection: EPSG:4326 - WGS 84;

  • Extent (dd):

    • xmin: -49.6871

    • xmax: -48.9556

    • ymin: -25.2259

    • ymax: -25.8416

  • Spatial Resolution: 500m

  • Temporal Resolution: monthly

  • Time period: jan/2000 - dec/2018

  • Available data:

    • Monthly Meteorological and Landuse Forcings (Rainfall, Potential Evapotranspiration, Evaporation Coefficient, NDVI);

    • Maps of Gridded Basin Characteristics (Land use maps, Soil map, DEM);

    • Tables of soil and landuse parameters.

  • References: Mello Júnior et al. 2021

Piracicaba River Basin (PRB)

The Piracicaba River Basin is located in the southeastern portion of Brazil in a continental plateau regime. The Piracicaba River is a tributary of the Tietê River, and is an interstate river as some sources of the rivers that make up its basin are found in the State of Minas Gerais. The Piracicaba river basin is formed by the sub-basins of the Jaguari, Atibaia, Piracicaba, Camanducaia and Corumbataí rivers. Three important dams located at the basin, provide an expressive portion of the water consumed in the metropolitan area of Sao Paulo.

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  • Data Format: GeoTIFF and PCRaster raster files, .txt;

  • Size: 1.73 GB

  • Projection: EPSG:4326 - WGS 84

  • Extent (dd):

    • xmin: -48.4988

    • xmax: -45.7951

    • ymin: -22.0146

    • ymax: -23.3525

  • Spatial Resolution: 500m

  • Temporal Resolution: monthly

  • Time period: jan/2000 - dec/2018

  • Available data:

    • Monthly Meteorological and Landuse Forcings (Rainfall, Potential Evapotranspiration, Evaporation Coefficient, NDVI);

    • Maps of Gridded Basin Characteristics (Land use maps, Soil map, DEM);

    • Tables of soil and landuse parameters.

  • References: Mello Júnior et al. 2021

Ipojuca River Basin (IRB)

The Ipojuca River Basin is located in northeastern Brazil in a transitional region where the headwaters have a more arid regime and the mouth of the coast.

The route of the Ipojuca River, with about 320 km, oriented in the west-east direction, with its fluvial regime intermittent, becoming perennial from its medium course, in the areas of the city of Caruaru.

Its main tributaries, on the right bank, are Liberal stream, Taquara stream and Mel stream and, on the left bank, Coutinho stream, Mocós stream, Muxoxo stream and Pata Choca stream. Liberal creek, its most important tributary, has its sources in the municipality of Alagoinha. It drains along its 47km of extension, areas of the municipalities of Alagoinha, Pesqueira and Sanharó, and flows into the Ipojuca river.The basin provides an expressive portion of the water consumed in the metropolitan area of Recife.

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  • Data Format: GeoTIFF and PCRaster raster files, .txt;

  • Size: 746 MB

  • Projection: EPSG:4326 - WGS 84

  • Extent (dd):

    • xmin: -37.0455

    • xmax: -34.8741

    • ymin: -8.0151

    • ymax: -8.7141

  • Spatial Resolution: 500m

  • Temporal Resolution: monthly

  • Time period: jan/2000 - dec/2018

  • Available data:

    • Monthly Meteorological and Landuse Forcings (Rainfall, Potential Evapotranspiration, Evaporation Coefficient, NDVI);

    • Maps of Gridded Basin Characteristics (Land use maps, Soil map, DEM);

    • Tables of soil and landuse parameters.

  • References: Mello Júnior et al. 2021