Table 2 Attributes collected in the GloHydroRes dataset, their brief descriptions, units and the global coverage (%).
From: Global dataset combining open-source hydropower plant and reservoir data
Attributes Name | Description | Units | Global Coverage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
ID | Unique ID | 100 | |
country | Country Name | 100 | |
name | Plant name | 100 | |
capacity_mw | Installed capacity of hydropower plant | MW | 100 |
plant_lat | Latitude of hydropower plant (WGS) | Degree Decimal (°) | 99.9 |
plant_lon | Longitude of hydropower plant (WGS) | Degree Decimal (°) | 99.9 |
plant_type | Type of hydropower plant | ROR/STO/PS/Canal/NA | 83.9 |
plant_type_source | Source which provided plant type information | 79.6 | |
year | Power plant first started operation and if not available then commissioned year | 91.4 | |
plant_source | Source (dataset) which provide hydropower plant attributes. | WRI/RePP/EHA/Other (e.g. Google Earth Engine, OpenStreetMap, research articles link) | 100 |
plant_source_id | Unique ID of the source dataset for hydropower plant information. Following column of each dataset was used as unique id: “gppd_idnr” in WRI, “ID” in RePP, “id” in JRC and “eha_ptid” in EHA. Not applicable if information collected during google search. | 99.1 | |
dam_name | Name of dam | 52.2 | |
dam_height_m | Height of dam | Meters (m) | 50.3 |
dam_height_source | Source which provided dam height | 50.3 | |
res_name | Name of reservoir | 18.4 | |
res_dam_source | Source which provided dam/reservoir geolocation. If source is not GranD, GeoDAR or if source is not GranD, GeoDAR or HydroLAKES then dam/reservoir geolocation may be available in man_dam_lat and man_dam_lon. | GranD, GeoDAR, HydroLAKES, Other (e.g. Google Earth Engine, CDM document link) | 89.5 |
res_dam_source_id | Unique ID of the source dataset which reservoir linked to corresponding hydropower. Following columns were used as unique id: “grand_id” in GranD, “id_v11” in GeoDAR and “Hylak_id” in HydroLAKES. Not applicable if collected from Google Search Engine, Clean Development Mechanism document or other sources. | 58.5 | |
man_dam_lat | Latitude coordinate of dam (WGS84) with manual search | Decimal degree (◦) | 31.4 |
man_dam_lon | Longitude coordinate of dam (WGS84) with manual search | Decimal degree (◦) | 31.4 |
river | Name of river | 81.9 | |
head_m | Reported head | Meters (m) | 68.8 |
head_source | Source which provided head information | 68.8 | |
res_avg_depth_m | Reservoir depth | Meters (m) | 47.7 |
res_area_km2 | Reservoir area | Square kilometre (km2) | 56.3 |
res_vol_km3 | Reservoir volume | Cubic kilometre (km3) | 60.5 |
res_attr_source | Name of source which provided reservoir volume/area/depth information. | 65.8 | |
res_attr_id | Unique ID of the source dataset which provided reservoir attributes (volume, area, and depth). Not applicable if collected from more than one source or google search | 49.5 | |
hydrolakes_id | HydroLAKES ID | 43.6 | |
final_comments | Final Comments |
