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DATABASES

The following databases were established within the framework of the International Hydrological Programme. This is not an exhaustive list, more databases will be added as they become available.

  • International Glossary of Hydrology
    The source of this database is the UNESCO/WMO International Glossary of Hydrology (2nd revised ed., 1992). It is a contribution to the IHP of UNESCO and the OHP of WMO by the French National Hydrology Committee. This web version of the glossary database is experimental and its free dissemination is strictly limited to evaluation purposes only.
  • UNH/GRDC Composite Runoff Fields V1
    This data set demonstrates the potential of combining observed river discharge information with a climate-driven Water Balance Model in order to develop composite runoff fields which are consistent with observed discharges.
  • World Water Resources and their Use
    This database is the first attempt to disseminate a comprehensive data set on global surface water resources, and water use for domestic, agricultural and industrial purposes.
  • International Groundwater Resources Assessment Centre's (IGRAC) Global Overview
    This application provides an on-line overview of selected groundwater-related attributes on a global scale. In an interactive way it produces thematic maps, using either a world map of countries or a map of global groundwater regions. The Global Overview stores information (at the moment about 10,000 entries) on 233 countries or territories, collected for 77 attributes.
  • IGRAC's Meta-information Module
    The Meta-information Module (MiM) is the reference core of IGRAC; it contains (at this moment) Meta-information on 1,228 organizations and 2,325 persons involved and/or interested in groundwater. There are also references to 476 groundwater related documents and links to almost 100 software tools.
  • IGRAC's Database on guidelines and protocols
    The database contains (at this moment) information on guidelines and protocols for groundwater data acquisition (over 400 documents). The guidelines and protocols are classified into a number of clearly defined categories, informing the user about the purpose, content, type, nature and scope of the guideline or protocol, but also about the author(s), publisher, target group(s), availability, internet links, selling conditions, usefulness and limitations.

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