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#           Building a framework to compute continuous grids of basin characteristics for the conterminous United States      

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      By Community for Data Integration (CDI)      April 20, 2020    

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The proposed work will create a seamless pilot dataset of continuous basin characteristics (for example upstream average precipitation, elevation, or dominant land cover type) for the conterminous United States. Basin characteristic data are necessary for training or parameterizing statistical, machine learning, and physical models, and for making predictions across the landscape, particularly in areas where there are no observations. The pilot dataset will be accessible to the public via an interactive map and Web-based query service. The pilot dataset, USGS software used to produce it, and a publication on the processing methods will be generated. This work represents a substantial addition to USGS data services by delivering a suite of basin characteristics at every location in the conterminous United States, codifying the software and processing techniques needed to produce such a dataset, and delivering the data in both human and machine-readable formats.**Principal Investigator**: Theodore B Barnhart**Co-Investigator :** Thomas R Sando, Peter M McCarthy**Cooperator/Partner :** Roland Viger, Seth A Siefken, Toby L Welborn

                    - Source: USGS Sciencebase (id:  5e9da99c82ce172707fb8c8f )

### Contacts

#### Theodore B. Barnhart 

##### Research Physical Scientist

Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

tbarnhart@usgs.gov

406-459-8707

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March 22, 2021

####                 Flow-Conditioned Parameter Grids for the Contiguous United States: A Pilot, Seamless Basin Characteristic Dataset              

Community for Data Integration (CDI), Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

September 3, 2020

####                 Flow-Conditioned Parameter Grid Tools              

The Flow-Conditioned Parameter Grid (FCPG) Tools are a Python 3 library to make FCPGs for either two-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC2) regions, four-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC4) regions, or other geospatial tiling schemes. These tools can be used in a Linux-based high performance computing (HPC) environment or locally on your system.

Community for Data Integration (CDI), Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

#### Theodore B. Barnhart 

##### Research Physical Scientist

Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

tbarnhart@usgs.gov

406-459-8707

#### Roy Sando 

##### Physical Scientist (GIS) 

Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

tsando@usgs.gov

406-594-9801

#### Roland J Viger

##### Chief, Geo-Intelligence Branch 

Water Resources Mission Area

rviger@usgs.gov

303-541-3075

#### Peter M McCarthy 

##### National StreamStats Coordinator

Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

pmccarth@usgs.gov

406-475-4585

#### Seth Siefken 

##### Hydrologist - Civil Engineering

Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

ssiefken@usgs.gov

406-475-4626

The proposed work will create a seamless pilot dataset of continuous basin characteristics (for example upstream average precipitation, elevation, or dominant land cover type) for the conterminous United States. Basin characteristic data are necessary for training or parameterizing statistical, machine learning, and physical models, and for making predictions across the landscape, particularly in areas where there are no observations. The pilot dataset will be accessible to the public via an interactive map and Web-based query service. The pilot dataset, USGS software used to produce it, and a publication on the processing methods will be generated. This work represents a substantial addition to USGS data services by delivering a suite of basin characteristics at every location in the conterminous United States, codifying the software and processing techniques needed to produce such a dataset, and delivering the data in both human and machine-readable formats.**Principal Investigator**: Theodore B Barnhart**Co-Investigator :** Thomas R Sando, Peter M McCarthy**Cooperator/Partner :** Roland Viger, Seth A Siefken, Toby L Welborn

                    - Source: USGS Sciencebase (id:  5e9da99c82ce172707fb8c8f )

### Contacts

#### Theodore B. Barnhart 

##### Research Physical Scientist

Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

tbarnhart@usgs.gov

406-459-8707

### Explore Search

                      - 2020
                      - Data Release
                      - All Funded Projects
                      - Other

View All **

March 22, 2021

####                 Flow-Conditioned Parameter Grids for the Contiguous United States: A Pilot, Seamless Basin Characteristic Dataset              

Community for Data Integration (CDI), Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

September 3, 2020

####                 Flow-Conditioned Parameter Grid Tools              

The Flow-Conditioned Parameter Grid (FCPG) Tools are a Python 3 library to make FCPGs for either two-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC2) regions, four-digit Hydrologic Unit Code (HUC4) regions, or other geospatial tiling schemes. These tools can be used in a Linux-based high performance computing (HPC) environment or locally on your system.

Community for Data Integration (CDI), Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

#### Theodore B. Barnhart 

##### Research Physical Scientist

Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

tbarnhart@usgs.gov

406-459-8707

#### Roy Sando 

##### Physical Scientist (GIS) 

Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

tsando@usgs.gov

406-594-9801

#### Roland J Viger

##### Chief, Geo-Intelligence Branch 

Water Resources Mission Area

rviger@usgs.gov

303-541-3075

#### Peter M McCarthy 

##### National StreamStats Coordinator

Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

pmccarth@usgs.gov

406-475-4585

#### Seth Siefken 

##### Hydrologist - Civil Engineering

Wyoming-Montana Water Science Center

ssiefken@usgs.gov

406-475-4626