A 30m Topographic Wetness Index Dataset for the Continental United States

The topographic wetness index was computed at a 30m resolution for the continental United States. This dataset was computed using the triangular multiple flow direction algorithm for computing upslope areas (see https://doi.org/10.1029/2006WR005128). We used the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM; https://doi.org/10.1029/2005RG000183) digital elevation model (DEM) for all computations. This analysis was conducted in the R programming language using the System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses (SAGA; https://doi.org/10.5194/gmd-8-1991-2015) for back end computations. This dataset is in the NAD83(NSRS2007) / Conus Albers projection system, EPSG 5072.