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ECV Products and Requirements


River Discharge

River-discharge measurements have essential direct applications for water management and related services, including flood protection. They are needed in the longer term to help identify and adapt to some of the most significant potential effects of climate change. The flow of freshwater from rivers into the oceans also needs to be monitored because it reduces ocean salinity, and changes in flow may thereby influence the thermohaline circulation.
  Domain: Terrestrial
  Subdomain: Hydrology
  Scientific Area: Hydrosphere
  ECV Steward: Ulrich Looser, Alica Andral, Stephan Dietrich
  Products:  River Discharge; Water Level; Flow Velocity; Cross-Section

 


Annual Freshwater Fluxes (1960−2009) into the North Polar Ocean

Source: https://www.bafg.de/GRDC/EN/03_dtprdcts/31_FWFLX/FWF_into%20oceans_6009…


 

 

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