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Petter Pilesjö

Petter Pilesjö

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Petter Pilesjö

Data for dynamics analysis of riverine dissolved organic carbon in Rukarara watershed, Rwanda

Author

  • Fabien Rizinjirabake
  • Abdulhakim M. Abdi
  • David E. Tenenbaum
  • Petter Pilesjö

Summary, in English

This data article presents water stage, flow, and net primary productivity (NPP) data that were used to analyze the dynamics of the riverine dissolved organic carbon (DOC) dynamics in the Rukarara River watershed in Rwanda. We measured water stage data every 15 min and calculated daily averages used to estimate flow based on rating curves. The rating curves were produced using several measured contemporaneous water stage and flow data. Estimated flow data were used to calculate water dissolved organic carbon (DOC) loadings separate the total stream flow into quick and baseflow. Annual NPP data for a 15-year period were used to estimate the effect of proportion of stream DOC loading on carbon sequestration within the Rukarara River watershed.

Department/s

  • Dept of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science
  • MECW: The Middle East in the Contemporary World
  • Centre for Advanced Middle Eastern Studies (CMES)
  • Centre for Geographical Information Systems (GIS Centre)

Publishing year

2018

Language

English

Pages

1252-1255

Publication/Series

Data in Brief

Volume

20

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Oceanography, Hydrology, Water Resources

Keywords

  • Rwanda
  • Africa
  • Dissolved organic carbon

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 2352-3409