Alternative spatial clustering method to NWM runoff efficiency clusters #1637
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Here are some good resources to get started looking into alternative spatial clustering methods that could be helpful for #1631 and #1537
Hydrology focused clustering - Hydrologic Landscape Regions (Wolock et al. 2004)
- Used to create regional curves relating bankfull channel characteristics like discharge, cross-sectional area, width, and mean depth by cluster. (Blackburn-Lynch et al. 2017)
- USGS science data catalog link to the HLR related to the NHDPlus v1.1 here
More general clusters - Physiographic divisions of the CONUS (Fenneman and Johnson 1946)
- Used to relate bankfull hydraulic geometry to physiographic region by (Bieger et al. 2015)