Monthly Aquaculture and Irrigation Water-Use Estimates for the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, 1999-2017
Dates
Publication Date
2021-01-06
Start Date
1999
End Date
2017
Citation
Wilson, J.L., 2021, Aquaculture and Irrigation Water-Use Model (AIWUM) Version 1.0 Estimates and Related Datasets for the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, 1999-2017 (ver. 2.0, April 2021): U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9JMO9G4.
Summary
These monthly water-use rasters estimate the total amount of groundwater used for aquaculture and irrigation purposes within the Mississippi Alluvial Plain during the growing season (April-October). This dataset contains 133 monthly water-use rasters that are totals of 6 different categories: aquaculture, cotton, corn, rice, soybeans, and all other crops. Units are in cubic meters per square mile. Aquaculture and irrigation water-use estimates are included in this data release in two different formats: georeferenced TIFFs (GeoTIFFs) for simple viewing and geospatial operations and a network common data form (NetCDF) for use in modeling applications and with each month as a separate raster array table.
Summary
These monthly water-use rasters estimate the total amount of groundwater used for aquaculture and irrigation purposes within the Mississippi Alluvial Plain during the growing season (April-October). This dataset contains 133 monthly water-use rasters that are totals of 6 different categories: aquaculture, cotton, corn, rice, soybeans, and all other crops. Units are in cubic meters per square mile. Aquaculture and irrigation water-use estimates are included in this data release in two different formats: georeferenced TIFFs (GeoTIFFs) for simple viewing and geospatial operations and a network common data form (NetCDF) for use in modeling applications and with each month as a separate raster array table.
Click on title to download individual files attached to this item.
monthly_rasters.xml Original FGDC Metadata
View
18.09 KB
application/fgdc+xml
irr_wu_1mi_1999_to_2017.zip
12.2 MB
application/zip
monthly_rasters.zip
11.98 MB
application/zip
Related External Resources
Type: Related Primary Publication
Wilson, J.L., 2021, Aquaculture and Irrigation Water-Use Model (AIWUM) version 1.0—An agricultural water-use model developed for the Mississippi Alluvial Plain, 1999–2017: U.S. Geological Survey Scientific Investigations Report 2021–5011, 36 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/sir20215011.
These estimates were developed to improve water-use estimates needed as input to a hydrologic decision-support system and provide a framework for future water-use monitoring and modeling efforts on the Mississippi Alluvial Plain project (https://www.usgs.gov/centers/lmg-water/science/mississippi-alluvial-plain-map-water-availability-study-0?qt-science_center_objects=0#qt-science_center_objects).
