TFDD Query Results

Query Results for Corubal Basin	New map query
The tables below contain data for the entire basin of interest. On the map, each basin is divided into "basin-country" polygons, with each polygon being represented by a single row in the tables below. A highlighted row indicates the specific basin-country polygon that you clicked on the map.

Climate

This table contains data for all of the Climate Zone Subtypes found within:
Basin: Corubal
Country: Guinea

Climate Zone Type Code	Climate Zone Type	Climate Zone Subtype Code	Climate Zone Subtype	Area of Subtype in Country (sq km)	Percent of Country in Subtype
A	Tropical	Am	Tropical monsoon climate, short dry season, average temp > 18 C	14,000	87.5
A	Tropical	Ami	Tropical isothermal monsoon climate, short dry season, average temp > 18 C	2,000	12.5
A	Tropical	Aw	Tropical climate, distinct dry season, one month with < 60 mm ppt, average temp > 18 C	0	0

Citations:

FAO-SDRN Agrometeorology Group (1997). FAO's Environment and Natural Resources Service (SDRN) global climate maps series, United Nations Food and Agricultural Organization SDRN Agrometeorology Group. http://www.fao.org/sd/eidirect/CLIMATE/EIsp0001.htm

Dams

Basin Name	Country	Code	Area (sq km)	Number of Dams	Dam Density (dams/sq km)
Corubal	Guinea	CRBL_GIN	17,403	0	0
Corubal	Guinea-Bissau	CRBL_GNB	6,480	0	0

Basin-wide:

23,883

Citations:

World Water Development Report II. Data Download page at http://wwdrii.sr.unh.edu/download.html

ICOLD. 1984, 1988. World Register of Dams. 1984 full edition and 1988 updating. International Commission on Large Dams, Paris.

International Water Power and Dam Construction. 1994. Handbook. Reed Business Publishing. Sutton, Surrey, U.K. 224 p.

International Water Power and Dam Construction. 1989. The World's Major Dams and Hydro Plants. Global map. Reed Business Publishing, Sutton, Surrey.

Vörösmarty, C. J., K. P. Sharma, B. M. Fekete, A. H. Copeland, J. Holden, J. Marble and J. A. Lough. The Storage and aging of continental runoff in large reservoir systems of the world, AMBIO, 26 (4): 210-219.

Vörösmarty, C.J., M. Meybeck, B. Fekete, K. Sharma, P. Green, and J. Syvitski. 2003. Anthropogenic sediment retention: Major global-scale impact from the population of registered impoundments. Global and Planetary Change 39: 169-190.

Discharge

Basin Name	Country	Code	Area (sq km)	Discharge (cubic km/yr)
Corubal	Guinea	CRBL_GIN	17,403	20
Corubal	Guinea-Bissau	CRBL_GNB	6,480	2

Basin-wide:

23,883

Citations:

Discharge calculated by TFDD staff using data from:

Fekete, B., C.J. Vorosmarty, and W. Grabs (2000). UNH/GRDC Composite Runoff Fields V 1.0. Available at http://www.grdc.sr.unh.edu

Irrigation

Basin Name	Country	Code	Area (sq km)	Irrigated Area (sq km)	Percent Irrigated
Corubal	Guinea	CRBL_GIN	17,403	0	0.00
Corubal	Guinea-Bissau	CRBL_GNB	6,480	70	1.08

Basin-wide:

23,883

0.29

Citations:

Döll, P., Siebert, S.(1999): A digital global map of irrigated areas. Kassel World Water Series 1, Center for Environmental Systems Research, University of Kassel, Germany, 23 pp + Appendix. Available at http://wwdrii.sr.unh.edu/download.html

Landcover

This table contains data for all of the Landcover Types found within:
Basin: Corubal
Country: Guinea

Landcover Type	Area of Landcover Type in Country (sq km)	Percent of Country in Landcover Type
Cropland/Woodland Mosaic	555	3.19
Grassland	15	0.09
Savanna	12,855	73.84
Evergreen Broadleaf Forest	3,985	22.89

Citations:

USGS-EROS Global 1km Grid GLOBAL LAND COVER CHARACTERISTICS DATA BASE (AVHRR 1km data from April 1992-March 1993). Available at http://edc2.usgs.gov/1KM

Population

Basin Name	Country	Code	Area (sq km)	Population	Population Density (persons/sq km)
Corubal	Guinea	CRBL_GIN	17,403	557,800	32.05
Corubal	Guinea-Bissau	CRBL_GNB	6,480	71,200	10.99

Basin-wide:

23,883

629,000

26.34

Citations:

Oak Ridge National Labrotory (2008). LANDSCAN 2007 Global Population Dataset. Available at http://www.ornl.gov/sci/landscan

Projects

Basin Name	Country	Code	Area (sq km)	Number of Projects
Corubal	Guinea	CRBL_GIN	17,403	0
Corubal	Guinea-Bissau	CRBL_GNB	6,480	0

Basin-wide:

23,883

Citations:

Values calculated by TFDD staff.

RBOs

Basin Name	Country	Code	Area (sq km)	Number of RBOs
Corubal	Guinea	CRBL_GIN	17,403	1
Corubal	Guinea-Bissau	CRBL_GNB	6,480	1

Basin-wide:

23,883

Citations:

Values calculated by TFDD staff.

Runoff

Basin Name	Country	Code	Area (sq km)	Runoff (mm/yr)
Corubal	Guinea	CRBL_GIN	17,403	1,386
Corubal	Guinea-Bissau	CRBL_GNB	6,480	323

Basin-wide:

23,883

1,709

Citations:

Fekete, B.,C.J. Vorosmarty , and W. Grabs (2000). UNH/GRDC Composite Runoff Fields V 1.0. Available at http://www.grdc.sr.unh.edu

Tenders

Basin Name	Country	Code	Area (sq km)	Number of Tenders
Corubal	Guinea	CRBL_GIN	17,403	0
Corubal	Guinea-Bissau	CRBL_GNB	6,480	0

Basin-wide:

23,883

Citations:

Values calculated by TFDD staff.

Treaties

Basin Name	Country	Code	Area (sq km)	Number of Treaties
Corubal	Guinea	CRBL_GIN	17,403	1
Corubal	Guinea-Bissau	CRBL_GNB	6,480	1

Basin-wide:

23,883

Citations:

Values calculated by TFDD staff.

Water Stress

Basin Name	Country	Code	Area (sq km)	Water Stress (cubic m/person/yr)
Corubal	Guinea	CRBL_GIN	17,403	40
Corubal	Guinea-Bissau	CRBL_GNB	6,480	30

Citations:

Runoff-Fekete, B.,C.J. Vorosmarty , and W. Grabs (2000). UNH/GRDC Composite Runoff Fields V 1.0. Available at http://www.grdc.sr.unh.edu

Oak Ridge National Labrotory (2008). LANDSCAN 2007 Global Population Dataset. Available at http://www.ornl.gov/sci/landscan

Discharge calculated by TFDD staff.

Basin delineation: Wolf, A.T., Natharius, J.A., et al. (1999)
Data taken from global datasets and are for comparative purposes only.
Data are not accurate for individual basins less than 25,000 sq. km.