Former USSR, neighbouring countries, including rivers inflowing the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov

Precipitation and evaporation

World Archive Runoff Gauge Stations (WAGRS) for monthly and annually averaged river runoff data sets was developed in 1992-98. It was constructed in a frame of IHP (International Hydrological Program) UNESCO: World Water Resource at the Beginning of the XXI Century edited by Prof. I.A.Shiklomanov (State Hydrological Institute, St Petersburg, Russia). Assistance and help with supplying runoff data were render by Dr. V.Grabs, former Director of GRDC, Germany, and numerous colleagues from different countries as well. Currently the WAGRS contains monthly and annually averaged river runoff data from approx. 9000 gauge stations from over the world, including 4000 stations located in the former USSR. Information available for each gauge station is as follows: 1) Continent and country; 2) River and station names; 3 Geographical co-ordinates and above sea level elevation; 4) River watershed (catchment) area above the station (km2); 5) Period of the observations and total number of months observed; 6) Long-term original monthly averaged runoff data series (m3/s); 7) Year-to-year (long-term) averaged annual course of i) runoff data (m3/s); ii) specific discharge from a watershed (l/s km2). Data on more than 600 runoff gauge stations are contained in WAGRS for the Black Sea and Sea of Azov watersheds. They cover such rivers as Danube, Dnieper, Don, Dniester etc.

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