HydroBASINS Asia, Level 1, Version 1.c - Sub-basins in standard format (without lakes) dataset All HydroBASINS layers were derived from World Wildlife Fund?s HydroSHEDS data based on a grid resolution of 15 arc-seconds (approximately 500 m at the equator). Watersheds were delineated in a consistent manner at different scales, and a hierarchical sub-basin breakdown was created following the topological concept of the Pfafstetter coding system. The resulting polygon layers are termed HydroBASINS and represent a subset of the HydroSHEDS database. This shapefile contains (sub-)basin polygons for Asia at Pfafstetter level 1. HydroBASINS data provides a series of polygon layers that depict watershed boundaries and sub-basin delineations at a global scale. The goal of this product is to provide a seamless global coverage of consistently sized and hierarchically nested sub-basins at different scales (from tens to millions of square kilometers), supported by a coding scheme that allows for analysis of watershed topology such as up- and downstream connectivity. HydroBASINS HydrSHEDS HydroBASINS is covered by the same License Agreement as the HydroSHEDS database, which is available at http://www.hydrosheds.org. For all regulations regarding license grants, copyright, redistribution restrictions, required attributions, disclaimer of warranty, indemnification, liability, waiver of damages, and a precise definition of licensed materials, please refer to the License Agreement. By downloading and using the data the user agrees to the terms and conditions of the License Agreement. The HydroBASINS product has been developed on behalf of World Wildlife Fund US (WWF), with support and in collaboration with the EU BioFresh project, Berlin, Germany; the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Cambridge, UK; and McGill University, Montreal, Canada. We kindly ask users to cite HydroBASINS in any published material produced using the data. If possible, online links to the HydroSHEDS website (http://www.hydrosheds.org) should be provided. Citations and acknowledgements of the HydroBASINS data should be made as follows: Lehner, B., Grill G. (2013): Global river hydrography and network routing: baseline data and new approaches to study the world?s large river systems. Hydrological Processes, 27(15): 2171?2186. Data is available at www.hydrosheds.org. 0 0 false