Hydrological observations — Real-time water flow value

DESCRIPTION The data set contains observed water flow, daily values, from all stations within SMHI’s base network for the last 30 days. The daily value is an average over the period from 06:00 to 06:00. Observation data has been retrieved from SMHI’s observation database. New files are created 5 times/d. Data for the current day is gradually refilled. Parameters included in the file are: Q — Observed water flow, unit m³/s The station number has been used as the identity of the data set. DELIVERY In this service you can download files with real-time data via web service at delivery fee. The files shall be saved before further use. Send an e-mail to [email protected] for order. GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION For the names and geographical location of the stations, see the connection table (csv) accessed via the download service. There is also a readme file describing how the files should be used. USE At SMHI, hydrological observation data are used for the hydrological warning service, forecasts, climate studies, as well as for scenarios for infrastructure, nutrient transport and flood mapping, etc. FORMAT Data is delivered in NetCDF4 format that partly follows CF conventions CF-1.6 for point data. Description of the Convention can be found at: https://cf-pcmdi.llnl.gov/documents/cf-conventions/1.6/cf-conventions.html