EUSEDcollab: a network of data from European catchments to monitor net soil erosion by water

Francis Matthews, Gert Verstraeten, Pasquale Borrelli, Matthias Vanmaercke, Jean Poesen, An Steegen, Aurore Degré, Belén Cárceles Rodríguez, Charles Bielders, Christine Franke, Claire Alary, David Zumr, Edouard Patault, Estela Nadal-Romero, Ewa Smolska, Feliciana Licciardello, Gilles Swerts, Hans Thodsen, Javier Casalí, Javier EslavaJean Baptiste Richet, Jean François Ouvry, Joaquim Farguell, Jolanta Święchowicz, João Pedro Nunes, Lai Ting Pak, Leonidas Liakos, Miguel A. Campo-Bescós, Mirosław Żelazny, Morgan Delaporte, Nathalie Pineux, Nathan Henin, Nejc Bezak, Noemí Lana-Renault, Ourania Tzoraki, Rafael Giménez, Tailin Li, Víctor Hugo Durán Zuazo, Vincenzo Bagarello, Vincenzo Pampalone, Vito Ferro, Xavier Úbeda, Panos Panagos*

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Abstract

As a network of researchers we release an open-access database (EUSEDcollab) of water discharge and suspended sediment yield time series records collected in small to medium sized catchments in Europe. EUSEDcollab is compiled to overcome the scarcity of open-access data at relevant spatial scales for studies on runoff, soil loss by water erosion and sediment delivery. Multi-source measurement data from numerous researchers and institutions were harmonised into a common time series and metadata structure. Data reuse is facilitated through accompanying metadata descriptors providing background technical information for each monitoring station setup. Across ten European countries, EUSEDcollab covers over 1600 catchment years of data from 245 catchments at event (11 catchments), daily (22 catchments) and monthly (212 catchments) temporal resolution, and is unique in its focus on small to medium catchment drainage areas (median = 43 km2, min = 0.04 km2, max = 817 km2) with applicability for soil erosion research. We release this database with the aim of uniting people, knowledge and data through the European Union Soil Observatory (EUSO).

Original languageEnglish
Article number515
JournalScientific Data
Volume10
Issue1
Number of pages13
ISSN2052-4463
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2023

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