Data for dynamics analysis of riverine dissolved organic in watersheds

Fabien Rizinjirabake; Abdulhakim M Abdi; David E Tenenbaum; Petter Pilesjö

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2018.08.171

Data for dynamics analysis of riverine dissolved organic in watersheds

Data Brief. 2018 Sep 6:20:1252-1255. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2018.08.171. eCollection 2018 Oct.

Authors

Fabien Rizinjirabake^{1

2}, Abdulhakim M Abdi¹, David E Tenenbaum¹, Petter Pilesjö¹

Affiliations

¹ Lund University, Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Geocentrum 2, Sölvegatan 12, 22362 Lund, Sweden.
² University of Rwanda, College of Science and Technology, Biology Department, Rwanda.

Abstract

This data article presents water stage, flow, and net primary productivity (NPP) data that were used to analyze the dynamics of the riverine dissolved organic carbon (DOC) dynamics in the Rukarara River watershed in Rwanda. We measured water stage data every 15 min and calculated daily averages used to estimate flow based on rating curves. The rating curves were produced using several measured contemporaneous water stage and flow data. Estimated flow data were used to calculate water dissolved organic carbon (DOC) loadings separate the total stream flow into quick and baseflow. Annual NPP data for a 15-year period were used to estimate the effect of proportion of stream DOC loading on carbon sequestration within the Rukarara River watershed.