DATASET

Water Retention Index

Collection: MAES : Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services 

Description

WRI is a composite indicator developed to assess the capacity of the landscape to regulate and retain water passing through it. This indicator shows where there could be a deficit in the capacity of the landscape to retain water which, combined with rainfall extremes, could lead to higher flood risk or water scarcity. WRI is dimensionless and takes into account the role of interception by vegetation, the water-holding capacity of the soil, and the relative capacity of both the soil and the bedrock to allow percolation of water. The influence of soil sealing and slope gradient are additionally considered.

Contact

Email
joachim.maes (at) ec.europa.eu

Contributors

  • Joachim Maes

How to cite

Maes, Joachim (2010): Water Retention Index. European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) [Dataset] PID: http://data.europa.eu/89h/06c3f085-c1e3-4228-949d-82a0899b8d7d

Keywords

ecosystem services soil sealing water retention

Data access

Download baseline 2010
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  • The compressed zipfile WRI.zip contains the WRI data at 100 m resolution assessed for the year 2010. WRI is a dimensionless value between 0 and 10.

Publications

Publication
Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services: Trends in ecosystems and ecosystem services in the European Union between 2000 and 2010
Maes J, Fabrega Domenech N, Zulian G, Lopes Barbosa A, Vizcaino Martinez M, Ivits E, Polce C, Vandecasteele I, Mari Rivero I, Bastos De Morais Guerra C, Perpiña Castillo C, Vallecillo Rodriguez S, Baranzelli C, Ribeiro Barranco R, Batista E Silva F, Jacobs C, Trombetti M, Lavalle C. Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services: Trends in ecosystems and ecosystem services in the European Union between 2000 and 2010. EUR 27143. Luxembourg (Luxembourg): Publications Office of the European Union; 2015. JRC94889

Spatial coverage

Type Value
GML
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GML
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WKT
POLYGON ((-11.5 81.4, 43.2 81.4, 43.2 35.3, -11.5 35.3, -11.5 81.4))

Temporal coverage

From date To date
2010-01-01 2010-01-01

Lineage information

No additional information

Additional information

Published by
European Commission, Joint Research Centre
Created date
2021-03-26
Modified date
2021-03-26
Issued date
2010-07-26
Landing page
http://biodiversity.europa.eu/maes 
Language(s)
English
Data theme(s)
Economy and finance, Environment, Regions and cities, Science and technology
Update frequency
unknown
Identifier
http://data.europa.eu/89h/06c3f085-c1e3-4228-949d-82a0899b8d7d
Popularity