The Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists & Satellites (LOCSS) Level 1 Version 1.0

(LOCSS_L1_V1)
Version1.0
Processing Level1
Start/Stop Date2017-Jan-01 to 2022-May-29
Short NameLOCSS_L1_V1
DescriptionThis dataset contains data from the Lake Observations by Citizen Science and Satellites project, LOCSS which is a lake monitoring network. The data represent the location and main descriptors of the lake gauges and their readings. LOCSS project aims to collaborate with local citizens to monitor small and medium sized lakes (i.e., lakes with an average surface area less than 100 km2). At each location, a lake gauge is installed and provided with a cellphone number. Local citizens read the water level at each lake gauge and sent it in a text message. Data can also be manually collected and uploaded later from the website in remote places where cellphone signal is challenged. The readings are specified in cm, m, or ft, according to the local unit system. This version of the dataset has lakes located in seven (7) countries: Bangladesh, India, Canada, the United States, Pakistan, and Nepal. This product consists of two files in comma-separated values (csv) format : 1) the list of gauges whose attributes include gauge coordinates, installation dates, the height of the gauge, reading units, city, time zone, and installation notes; 2) list of readings by each gauge specified in the local time. To discover more details about LOCSS, please visit https://www.locss.org/.
DOI10.5067/LOCSS-L1V10
MeasurementTERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER FEATURES
TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SURFACE WATER > SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS
Platform/Sensor
FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS
Platform
Name: FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS (FIXED OBSERVATION STATIONS)
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WATER LEVEL GAUGES
SENSOR
Name: WATER LEVEL GAUGES (WATER LEVEL GAUGES)

Data ProviderPublisher: PO.DAAC
Creator: LOCSS
Release Place: PO.DAAC
Release Date: 2022-Nov-11

FormatCSV
Keyword(s)LOCSS, water level, LOCSS_L1_V1, lake
Questions related to this dataset? Contact podaac@podaac.jpl.nasa.gov
Resolution
Temporal Resolution: 1 second - < 1 minute
 
Coverage
North Bounding Coordinate: 53.459502 degrees
South Bounding Coordinate: 11.540831 degrees
West Bounding Coordinate: -123.116192 degrees
East Bounding Coordinate: 92.219138 degrees
Time Span: 2017-Jan-01 to 2022-May-29
 
Projection
Ellipsoid: WGS 84
 
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us-west-2
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  • https://doi.org/10.3390/w13070949
    Little, S., Pavelsky, T. M., Hossain, F., Ghafoor, S., Parkins, G. M., Yelton, S. K., ... & Topp, S. N. (2021). Monitoring variations in lake water storage with satellite imagery and citizen science. Water, 13(7), 949.
  • https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027989
    Ahmad, S. K., Hossain, F., Pavelsky, T., Parkins, G. M., Yelton, S., Rodgers, M., ... & Biswas, R. K. (2020). Understanding volumetric water storage in monsoonal wetlands of northeastern Bangladesh. Water Resources Research, 56(12), e2020WR027989.
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Citation is critically important for dataset documentation and discovery. Please cite the data as follows, and cite the reference papers when it is appropriate.
Citation LOCSS. 2022. The Lake Observations by Citizen Scientists & Satellites (LOCSS) Level 1 Version 1.0. Ver. 1.0. PO.DAAC, CA, USA. Dataset accessed [YYYY-MM-DD] at https://doi.org/10.5067/LOCSS-L1V10

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Journal Reference Little, S., Pavelsky, T. M., Hossain, F., Ghafoor, S., Parkins, G. M., Yelton, S. K., ... & Topp, S. N. . 2021. Monitoring variations in lake water storage with satellite imagery and citizen science, Water, 13, 7. https://doi.org/10.3390/w13070949

Ahmad, S. K., Hossain, F., Pavelsky, T., Parkins, G. M., Yelton, S., Rodgers, M., ... & Biswas, R. K.. 2020. Understanding volumetric water storage in monsoonal wetlands of northeastern Bangladesh, Water Resources Research, 56, 12. https://doi.org/10.1029/2020WR027989