Region characterisation

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Region characterisation

Aim

Broad description of the nature of the hydroclimate and natural land cover that are primary controls on all spatial scales of hydromorphological processes


Data layers and hydromorphologically relevant parameters

Climate / Biogeographic region


Potential data sources

The European Environment Agency's biogeographic region map

http://www.globalbioclimatics.org


Characteristics

  • Main river basin or district
  • Biogeographic region or ecoregion.


More details on the characterisation of regions can be found in chapter 5 of Deliverable 2.1.