Global karst springs hydrograph dataset for research and management of the world’s fastest-flowing groundwater

CC BYOlarinoye, TundeGleeson, TomAllocca, VincenzoApaéstegui, JamesArfib, BrunoAuler, AugustoBailly-Comte, VincentBittner, DanielBlatnik, MatejCharlier, Jean-BaptisteChen, ZhaoChiogna, GabrieleCoxon, GemmaEpting, JannisFournier, MatthieuGuyot, Jean LoupJourde, HervéKoit, OliverKordilla, JannesLadouche, BernardMassei, NicolasMazzilli, NaomiSánchez, Liz Stefanny HidalgoSivelle, VianneyHartmann, AndreasMarx, VeraSeeger, StefanAdinehvand, RouhollahAndreo, BartoloméApolit, ChristopheBarbera, Juan AntonioBatiot-Guilhe, ChristelleBechtel, TimothyBinet, StéphaneBolger, TerryBrunet, Pascalde Vita, PantaleoneDoummar, JoannaFleury, PerrineGoldscheider, NicoGunn, JohnGuo, FangHowden, NicholasHuggenberger, PeterHunt, BrianJeannin, Pierre-YvesJiang, GuanghuiJones, GregKarmann, IvoLabat, DavidLiso, Isabella SerenaLiu, ZaihuaMaréchal, Jean-ChristopheMudarra, MatiasParise, MarioPu, JunbingRavbar, NatašaSanto, AntonioSauter, MartinSeidel, J.L.Skoglund, Rannveig ØvrevikStevanovic, ZoranWood, CameronWorthington, Stephen2025-06-172025-06-172020-02-202052-446310.1038/s41597-019-0346-510.5445/ir/100010598310.6084/m9.figshare.11336507https://ror.circle-u.eu/handle/123456789/844479AbstractKarst aquifers provide drinking water for 10% of the world’s population, support agriculture, groundwater-dependent activities, and ecosystems. These aquifers are characterised by complex groundwater-flow systems, hence, they are extremely vulnerable and protecting them requires an in-depth understanding of the systems. Poor data accessibility has limited advances in karst research and realistic representation of karst processes in large-scale hydrological studies. In this study, we present World Karst Spring hydrograph (WoKaS) database, a community-wide effort to improve data accessibility. WoKaS is the first global karst springs discharge database with over 400 spring observations collected from articles, hydrological databases and researchers. The dataset’s coverage compares to the global distribution of carbonate rocks with some bias towards the latitudes of more developed countries. WoKaS database will ensure easy access to a large-sample of good quality datasets suitable for a wide range of applications: comparative studies, trend analysis and model evaluation. This database will largely contribute to research advancement in karst hydrology, supports karst groundwater management, and promotes international and interdisciplinary collaborations.OPENStatistics and ProbabilityWater resourcesData Descriptor330Geography & travel910Library and Information Scienceshttp://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.05.11Education[SDU] Sciences of the Universe [physics]hydrographinfo:eu-repo/classification/ddc/910[SDU.ENVI]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces, environmentGroundwaterKarst springspringWoKaS database/dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/water_and_environmental_engineering; name=Water and Environmental Engineeringkarstddc:910http://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.05.00[SDU.ENVI] Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfaces, environmentname=Water and Environmental EngineeringComputer Science ApplicationsWorlwide[SDU]Sciences of the Universe [physics]http://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.05.09Aguas subterráneas[SDU.ENVI]Sciences of the Universe [physics]/Continental interfacesHydrologyStatistics, Probability and UncertaintyDischarge time seriesenvironmentMinerales carbonatados/dk/atira/pure/core/keywords/water_and_environmental_engineeringInformation SystemsGlobal karst springs hydrograph dataset for research and management of the world’s fastest-flowing groundwaterpublication0207 environmental engineering02 engineering and technology15. Life on land6. Clean water13. Climate actiondoi_dedup___:905501b372d8643cd8188d7e10b7e55fPMC70332243208020310630/3013911588/8031561983/ecd154cb-e29a-4f30-80e9-f5ae303e268820.500.12816/477320.500.12390/245111586/256967