[SDI-Europe] Pan-European river and catchment database

[Kate Lance]

Pan-European river and catchment database
The Catchment Characterisation and Modelling (CCM) activity of JRC Institute for Environment and Sustainability set out to develop a database capable of fulfilling the requirements of European institutions, but also of the scientific community at large. The result of this effort is the CCM River and Catchment Database for Europe. It represents the first comprehensive database of river networks and catchment boundaries for the entire pan-European continent. The consequent link between river and area drained, together with the hierarchical structure from small catchments to large river basins, provides an important basis for medium to small scale modelling activities in Europe. As such, it is complementary to more detailed but geographically limited national datasets. It will lend itself particularly well to research and analysis linked to the water cycle as well as to the development of environmental indicators and to the analysis of pressures and
 impacts. 

CCM data are made freely available for non-commercial use. CCM data and the accompanying JRC Reference Report are freely available at http://agrienv.jrc.it/activities/catchments/

Contact: juergen.vogt(at)jrc.it 


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