Citation
2021. HydroSource Story Map: A story on US Hydropower Data for Basin-Scale Applications. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, USA.
Overview
The HydroSource Story Map present a high-level overview of ORNL’s HydroSource data products that can be used in various basin-scale applications across the United States to realistically conceptualize and quantitatively analyze the complex dynamics, effects, and implications of energy-water systems.
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