Table 2 Contents of the resulting IRIS dataset.

From: ICESat-2 river surface slope (IRIS): A global reach-scale water surface slope dataset

Variable Name

Unit

Description

reach_id

 

The SWORD reach identifier

lon

degrees east

Approx. centroid longitude of the SWORD reach

lat

degrees north

Approx. centroid latitude of the SWORD reach

across_flag

 

Flags indicating whether ICESat-2 [across/along/combined] slope is available (1) for the reach or not (0)

along_flag

combined_flag

avg_across_slope

mm/km

Average (median) ICESat-2 [across/along/combined] slope for the reach

avg_along_slope

avg_combined_slope

min_across_slope

mm/km

Minimum ICESat-2 [across/along/combined] slope for the reach

min_along_slope

min_combined_slope

max_across_slope

mm/km

Maximum ICESat-2 [across/along/combined] slope for the reach

max_along_slope

max_combined_slope

std_across_slope

mm/km

ICESat-2 [across/along/combined] slope standard deviation for the reach

std_along_slope

std_combined_slope

n_across_slope

days

Number of days with ICESat-2 [across/along/combined] slope observations for the reach

n_along_slope

n_combined_slope

min_date_across_slope

 days since 2000-01-01

First date of ICESat-2 [across/along/combined] slope observations for the reach

min_date_along_slope

min_date_combined_slope

max_date_across_slope

days since 2000-01-01

Latest date of ICESat-2 [across/along/combined] slope observations for the reach

max_date_along_slope

max_date_combined_slope