Daily freshwater discharge from 477 eastern Canadian rivers (1990-2100)

PURPOSE: Freshwater discharge is used to force eastern Canadian ocean models

DESCRIPTION: Neural network post-processed WRF-Hydro streamflow timeseries at 477 oceanic river outlets, where lat/lon are proxy position, riverlat/lon are outlet position, and oceanlat/lon are ocean pour points that are displaced slightly into the ocean (next to outlet position on the WRF-Hydro grid). The 477 eastern Canadian rivers were modelled using WRF-Hydro, which was forced by four CMIP models subject to WRF downscaling of atmospheric forcing. The four models are an NCAR Community Climate System Model (CCSM-4 SSP5 8.5) simulation (Meehl et al., 2012), two Met Office Hadley Centre Global Environmental Model (HadGEM2 SSP2 4.5 and SSP5 8.5) simulations (Collins et al., 2011), and a Max Planck Institute for Meteorology Earth System Model (MPI-ESM1.2-LR SSP5 8.5) simulation (Mauritsen et al., 2019). Variables and their descriptions are included in the NetCDF file.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 19:55 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 19:55 (UTC)
contact_email DFO.GLFCSA-CASGLF.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
contact_person {"en": "Government of Canada; Fisheries and Oceans Canada", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Pêches et Océans Canada"}
criticality_level []
data_dictionary EPSG:4326,http://www.epsg-registry.org,
geographic_scope []
open_canada_collection fgp
open_canada_date_published 2024-12-13 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"en": ["North Atlantic Ocean", "Oceans", "Oceanography"], "fr": ["Océan Atlantique Nord", "Océan", "Océanographie"]}
open_canada_subject ["nature_and_environment"]
sensitivity_level unrestricted
title_fr Débit quotidien d'eau douce de 477 rivières de l'est du Canada (1990-2100)
update_frequency as_needed