Delta Research And Global Observation Network (DRAGON)

Global Maps


Drainage Basins

Source: USGS HYDRO1k elevation derivative database.

Elevation

Source: Global Topography v9.1 from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography
University of California San Diego.

RAMSAR Wetlands

Source: The List of Wetlands of International Importance. 26 September 2007.
Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971).

Known (discovered) Gas outside the United States

Source: USGS World Petroleum Assessment 2000. U.S. Geological Survey
Digital Data Series- DDS-60.

Known (discovered) Oil outside the United States

Source: USGS World Petroleum Assessment 2000. U.S. Geological Survey
Digital Data Series- DDS-60.

Landcover

Source: USGS Earth Resources Observation System 1-km resolution global land cover characteristics database.

Mekong River Irrawaddy River Irrawaddy River Amazon River Amazon River Danube River Danube River Ganges River Ganges River Huang He River Huang He River Lena River Lean River Mekong River Mekong River Mississippi River Mississippi River Nile River Nile River Okavango River Okavango River Rhine River Rhine River Selenga River Volga River Volga River Yangtze River Yangtze River Chao Phraya River Chao Phraya River
Delta Research and Global Observation Network (DRAGON)

The DRAGON partnership is creating an international community of practice to share data on the great deltas and rivers of the world and to develop comparative models and visualization tools in order to facilitate ecological forecasting regarding climate change and development that ultimately helps in guiding decision making.

For past accomplishments of the DRAGON Partnership, please click here.