Catchment and river network netCDF files for river routing using mizuRoute: study case for 198 catchments in continental Chile

This dataset contains the netCDF files used to run mizuRoute across continental Chile.Each folder includes the following files: [Catchment_BNACode]_grid.gpkg: the VIC model grid used for the catchment. mapping_[Catchment_BNACode].nc: the mapping file that links the VIC grid to the GIS features. ntopo_[Catchment_BNACode].nc: a river network netCDF file containing river reach-to-reach topology, reach-to-HRU topology, and physical parameters for both rivers and HRUs. This research was funded by the Fondecyt Project 11200142 “Robust estimates of current and future water resources across a hydroclimatic gradient in Chile” (Principal Investigator: Pablo A. Mendoza). The use of these files requires citing this dataset, and the paper that describes the approach used to produce the data:Cortés-Salazar, N., Vásquez, N., Mizukami, N., Mendoza, P. A., & Vargas, X. (2023). To what extent does river routing matter in hydrological modeling?. Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 27(19), 3505-3524. (doi.org/10.5194/hess-27-3505-2023).