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A spatially comprehensive, hydrologic model-based dataset for Mexico, the U.S., and southern Canada, 1950-2013

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A data set of simulated hydrologic fluxes and states from the Variable Infiltration Capacity (VIC) model, gridded to a 1/16 degree (~6km) resolution that spans the entire country of Mexico, the conterminous U.S. (CONUS), and regions of Canada south of 53 degrees N for the period 1950-2013. Because of the consistent gridding methodology, the current product reduces transboundary discontinuities making it suitable for estimating large-scale hydrologic phenomena.

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temporal 1950-01-01T00:00:00+00:00/2013-12-31T00:00:00+00:00
title A spatially comprehensive, hydrologic model-based dataset for Mexico, the U.S., and southern Canada, 1950-2013

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