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Caravan
ActiveThe open global large-sample hydrology dataset — thousands of catchments with forcing, attributes and streamflow.
- Pricing
- Open Source
- License
- CC-BY-4.0 (data); BSD (code)
- Commercial use
- Permitted
- Ecosystem
- Python, Google Earth Engine
- Platform
- Windows, macOS, Linux
About Caravan
Caravan, initiated by Frederik Kratzert and collaborators, standardised what CAMELS started: a single open dataset of catchment attributes, meteorological forcing (ERA5-Land derived) and observed streamflow across thousands of basins worldwide, in one consistent format — plus the open pipeline for the community to extend it, which regional groups have done enthusiastically.
If you train or benchmark hydrological models — machine learning or conceptual — Caravan is the closest thing the field has to a common benchmark substrate. It pairs naturally with NeuralHydrology, and its community extensions keep widening coverage beyond the original countries.
Where it fits in the workflow
TerrainCatchmentRainfallRunoffRoutingHydraulicsMappingReporting
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