GRIT drainage area map (IMAGE)

University of Oxford

GRIT drainage area map

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Global map of the GRIT network. The network is shown for all reaches wider than 30 m as well as their downstream segments. The width is scaled by partitioned drainage area here for visualization purposes. The inset maps show the multi-threaded river network at regional scale in seven selected regions of the globe (Fraser, Amazon, Rhine-Meuse, Congo, Padma-Brahmaputra, Mekong and Pearl Rivers). Line widths in inset panels have their own scale also reflective of drainage area rather than river width.

Credit: Wortmann et al., 2025/Water Resources Research/American Geophysical Union

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Wortmann et al., 2025/Water Resources Research/American Geophysical Union

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