Dynamic Features

DDynamic features capture the temporal variability in hydrological, climatic, and catchment conditions that influence sedimentation processes over time. These features were derived using the Reservoir Assessment Tool (RAT) 3.0, a scalable Python package that leverages satellite remote sensing to monitor reservoir water surface area, water level changes, and related hydrological variables. RAT enables the generation of time series for inflow, outflow, surface area, evaporation, and normalized suspended sediment concentration (NSSC) for each reservoir.

For detailed usage and documentation, please refer to the RAT repository and documentation: RAT 3.0 Documentation.

Reservoir and Catchment Attributes

The table below summarizes all dynamic reservoir and catchment features used in RECLAIM. OSY-OEY defines the period of sedimentation observed. DL stands for dimensionless.

No

Name

Abbrev.

Time-Series

Description

Units

P36

Mean Annual Inflow

MAI

Inflow (OSY-OEY)

Mean of annual inflows.

m3/s

P37

Peak Annual Inflow

PAI

Inflow (OSY-OEY)

Maximum annual inflow.

m3/s

P38

Coefficient of Variation in Inflow

I_cv

Inflow (OSY-OEY)

Mean ratio of the annual standard deviation to annual mean of inflow.

DL

P39

Standard Deviation in Inflow

I_std

Inflow (OSY-OEY)

Mean of annual standard deviation of inflow.

m3/s

P40

Days with above 90 percentile inflow

I_above_90

Inflow (OSY-OEY)

Number of days in a year with inflow exceeding 90th percentile.

X

P41

Maximum annual persistence in inflow

I_max_persis

Inflow (OSY-OEY)

Maximum of annual decorrelation time across all years.

days

P42

Mean Annual Outflow

MAO

Outflow (OSY-OEY)

Mean of annual outflows.

m3/s

P43

Standard Deviation in Outflow

O_std

Outflow (OSY-OEY)

Mean of annual standard deviation of outflow.

m3/s

P44

Coefficient of Variation in Outflow

O_cv

Outflow (OSY-OEY)

Mean ratio of the annual standard deviation to annual mean of outflow.

DL

P45

Mean Evaporation

E_mean

Evaporation (OSY-OEY)

Mean evaporation rate.

mm/day

P46

Standard Deviation of Evaporation

E_std

Evaporation (OSY-OEY)

Annual standard deviation of evaporation rate.

mm/day

P47

Mean Surface Area

SA_mean

Surface Area (1984-2023)

Mean of surface area.

km2

P48

Standard Deviation of Surface Area

SA_std

Surface Area (1984-2023)

Annual standard deviation of surface area.

km2

P49

Coefficient of Variation in Surface Area

SA_cv

Surface Area (1984-2023)

Mean ratio of standard deviation to mean of surface area.

DL

P50

Skewness of Surface Area

SA_skew

Surface Area (1984-2023)

Mean skewness of surface area distribution.

DL

P51

Kurtosis of Surface Area

SA_kurt

Surface Area (1984-2023)

Mean kurtosis of surface area distribution.

DL

P52

Mean Surface Area (clipped)

SA_mean_clip

Surface Area (OSY-OEY)

Mean of surface area.

km2

P53

Days with above 90 percentile surface area

SA_above_90

Surface Area (OSY-OEY)

Number of days in a year with surface area exceeding 90th percentile.

X

P54

Mean NSSC1

NSSC1_mean

NSSC1 (OSY-OEY)

Mean NSSC1.

DL

P55

Standard Deviation of NSSC1

NSSC1_std

NSSC1 (OSY-OEY)

Annual standard deviation of NSSC1.

DL

P56

Coefficient of Variation in NSSC1

NSSC1_cv

NSSC1 (OSY-OEY)

Mean ratio of standard deviation to mean of NSSC1.

DL

P57

Skewness of NSSC1

NSSC1_skew

NSSC1 (OSY-OEY)

Mean skewness of NSSC1 distribution.

DL

P58

Kurtosis of NSSC1

NSSC1_kurt

NSSC1 (OSY-OEY)

Mean kurtosis of NSSC1 distribution.

DL

P59

Mean NSSC2

NSSC2_mean

NSSC2 (OSY-OEY)

Mean NSSC2.

DL

P60

Days with above 90 percentile NSSC2

NSSC2_above_90

NSSC2 (OSY-OEY)

Number of days in a year with NSSC2 exceeding 90th percentile.

DL

P61

Maximum annual persistence in NSSC2

NSSC2_max_persis

NSSC2 (OSY-OEY)

Maximum of annual decorrelation time across all years.

DL

D5

Vegetation Gain Frequency

VGF

HILDA+ (1960-2019)

Mean frequency of vegetation gain in the reservoir catchment.

X

D6

Vegetation Loss Frequency

VLF

HILDA+ (1960-2019)

Mean frequency of vegetation loss in the reservoir catchment.

X

P62

Mean Annual Rainfall

MAR

Precipitation (OSY-OEY)

Mean annual rainfall during observation period.

mm/year

P63

Rainy days with 10 mm or more

#_rain_above_10

Precipitation (OSY-OEY)

Number of days in a year with more than 10 mm rainfall.

X

P64

Rainy days with 50 mm or more

#_rain_above_50

Precipitation (OSY-OEY)

Number of days in a year with more than 50 mm rainfall.

X

P65

Rainy days with 100 mm or more

#_rain_above_100

Precipitation (OSY-OEY)

Number of days in a year with more than 100 mm rainfall.

X

P66

Mean Minimum Temperature

tmin_mean

Temperature (OSY-OEY)

Mean of minimum temperature.

°C

P67

Mean Maximum Temperature

tmax_mean

Temperature (OSY-OEY)

Mean of maximum temperature.

°C

P68

Mean Wind Speed

wind_mean

Wind Speed (OSY-OEY)

Mean wind speed.

m/s

P69

Standard Deviation of Wind Speed

wind_std

Wind Speed (OSY-OEY)

Annual standard deviation of wind speed.

m/s

P70

Coefficient of Variation in Wind Speed

wind_cv

Wind Speed (OSY-OEY)

Mean ratio of standard deviation to mean of wind speed.

DL

P71

Skewness of Wind Speed

wind_skew

Wind Speed (OSY-OEY)

Mean skewness of wind speed distribution.

DL

P72

Kurtosis of Wind Speed

wind_kurt

Wind Speed (OSY-OEY)

Mean kurtosis of wind speed distribution.

DL