A long-term hydrometeorological dataset (1993–2014) of a northern mountain basin: Wolf Creek Research Basin, Yukon Territory, Canada

• Published in: Earth system science data Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 89 - 100
• Main Authors: Rasouli, Kabir, Pomeroy, John W, Janowicz, J. Richard, Williams, Tyler J, Carey, Sean K
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Katlenburg-Lindau Copernicus GmbH 16.01.2019; Copernicus Publications
• Subjects: Air temperature; Alpine environments; Analysis; Coastal inlets; Daily precipitation; Data; Datasets; Downloading; Geographic information systems; Groundwater; Humidity; Hydrologic cycle; Hydrologic data; Hydrologic models; Hydrologic processes; Hydrology; Hydrometeorological data; Hydrometeorology; Information systems; Meteorological research; Net radiation; Performance assessment; Performance testing; Precipitation; Radiation; Radiation balance; Rainfall; Snow; Snow accumulation; Snow depth; Snow-water equivalent; Soil; Soil moisture; Soil temperature; Soil water; Stream discharge; Stream flow; Territory; Tundra; Water depth; Water levels; Water resources; Websites; Yukon Territory; Canada; Yukon Territory Canada
• ISSN: 1866-3516; 1866-3508; 1866-3516
• DOI: 10.5194/essd-11-89-2019

A set of hydrometeorological data is presented in this paper, which can be used to characterize the hydrometeorology and climate of a subarctic mountain basin and has proven particularly useful for forcing hydrological models and assessing their performance in capturing hydrological processes in subarctic alpine environments. The forcing dataset includes daily precipitation, hourly air temperature, humidity, wind, solar and net radiation, soil temperature, and geographical information system data. The model performance assessment data include snow depth and snow water equivalent, streamflow, soil moisture, and water level in a groundwater well. This dataset was recorded at different elevation bands in Wolf Creek Research Basin, near Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, Canada, representing forest, shrub tundra, and alpine tundra biomes from 1993 through 2014. Measurements continue through 2018 and are planned for the future at this basin and will be updated to the data website. The database presented and described in this article is available for download at https://doi.org/10.20383/101.0113.