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Percent area covered by permanent water bodies

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Built and Natural EnvironmentNatural Environment and ParksBECPCTPERMWATER

Variable Definition

Percentage of area covered by permanent water bodies (present at least once a month for all months in a year) of a geographic unit in a year. Interpretation: higher percentages indicate a stronger presence of water bodies.

Variable Information

Variable Name
BECPCTPERMWATER
Observation Type
area-level
Value Type
double
Domain
Built and Natural Environment
Subdomain
Natural Environment and Parks

Coverage

Years Available
2000-2018
Countries
Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru
Geographic Levels
L1ADL1UXL1XSL2L2_5L3
Public Access
ⓘ Restricted (Contact salurbal.data@drexel.edu)

Data Availability by Country and Year

YearARBRCLCOCRGTMXPASVPENI
2000
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2001
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2002
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2003
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2004
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2005
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2006
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2007
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2008
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2009
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2010
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2011
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2012
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2013
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2014
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2015
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2016
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2017
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2018
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Data Sources

ISO2YearSource
AR;BR;CL;CO;CR;GT;MX;NI;PA;PE;SV2000-2018European Joint Research Council (JRC) Yearly Water Classification History; Global Self-consistent, Hierarchical, High-resolution Geography Database (GSHHG)

Data Access Information

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