PNNL Earth and Energy Systems Research Portal

Explore PNNL's cutting-edge research on the intricate interactions between Earth systems and energy infrastructure. Our work bridges fundamental scientific discoveries with practical applications, delivering impactful tools and insights for society. Access our datasets, models, and publications covering extreme weather, population dynamics, electricity demand, energy policy, land use, water resource management, and more.

Hydrology

BCQC SNOTEL

Hydrology

Dataset

Bias-corrected and quality-controlled daily snow water equivalent (SWE) and meteorological records for over 800 SNOTEL stations

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Community Land Model version 5 (CLM5) Benchmark Dataset

Hydrology

Drought

Flooding

Dataset

A benchmark CLM5 dataset for evaluating uncertainty in hydrological applications over the United States

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Next-Generation Intensity-Duration-Frequency (NG-IDF) Datasets for Diverse Land Cover

Hydrology

Flooding

Dataset

Daily time series data of water available for runoff and snow for nine land cover types over the conterminous United States.

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Distributed Hydrology Soil Vegetation Model (DHSVM)

Hydrology

Drought

Flooding

Model

A high-resolution, physics-based, open-source community model that simulates environmental and human effects on hydrologic processes, water cycle, hydrological extremes, and river temperature across various hydrometeorological regimes

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Xanthos

Hydrology

Drought

Model

A model that simulates historical and future global water availability (e.g., runoff) on a monthly time step at a spatial resolution of 0.5 geographic degrees.

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