hcdn_conus_sites {gumboot}

Locations of HCDN sites in CONUS

Description

A data frame containing the locations of the USGS Hydro-Climatic Data Network site for the continental US (CONUS). These are the same sites used by CAMELS (Catchment Attributes and MEteorology for Large-sample Studies).

Usage

hcdn_conus_sites

Format

A data frame with 670 rows and 3 variables:

hcdn_site

HCDN site number (integer)

lat

Site latitude (decimal degrees)

lon

Site longitude (decimal degrees)

Source

This data set is described in Lins, H. F. (2012). USGS Hydro-climatic data network 2009 (HCDN-2009). U.S. Geological Survey Fact Sheet 2012-3047. Retrieved from https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2012/3047/. The data can be downloaded at doi: 10.5066/P9HP0WFJ.