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Monthly dissolved silicon concentrations from 198 rivers in the Northern Hemisphere

Metadata Updated: July 6, 2024

This dataset includes monthly dissolved silicon (DSi) concentration data from 198 rivers across the Northern Hemisphere. Concentration and discharge data were sourced from public and/or published datasets and the Weighted Regressions on Time, Discharge, and Season model (Hirsch et al. 2010) was used to estimate monthly concentrations and flow-normalized concentrations for all sites over their period of record. Sites span eight climate zones, ranged from 18 degrees N to 70 degrees N, and vary in drainage area from < 1 km2 to nearly 3 million km2. These monthly concentration data were then used to cluster sites into average (i.e., average of all years) and annual (i.e., each year individually) seasonal regimes using a time-series clustering approach. The annual regimes were used to quantify how often a site moved among regimes over its period of record (i.e., stability). Site characteristics including climate zone, discharge, and concentration-discharge behavior were explored as potential drivers of cluster membership and stability.

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Public: This dataset is intended for public access and use. License: No license information was provided. If this work was prepared by an officer or employee of the United States government as part of that person's official duties it is considered a U.S. Government Work.

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Metadata Created Date November 29, 2023
Metadata Updated Date July 6, 2024

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Metadata Created Date November 29, 2023
Metadata Updated Date July 6, 2024
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