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Basin Characterization Model (BCMv8) for the Adelaida area, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA - Monthly Historical Climate and Hydrology for water years 1896-2024

May 13, 2026

This data release includes climate inputs and hydrologic outputs from the Basin Characterization Model (BCM) version 8 (v8), described in Flint and others (2021), in a 270 by 270-meter spatial resolution at a monthly time step from water years 1896 to 2024 for the Adelaida area of San Luis Obispo County, California. This data release includes five child items: 1. 30-year summaries, 2. Adelaida Monthly BCM Model Archive, 3. Monthly climate variables, 4. Monthly hydrology variables, and 5. Water year summaries.
Flint, L.E., Flint, A.L., and Stern, M.A., 2021, The basin characterization model—A regional water balance software package: U.S. Geological Survey Techniques and Methods 6–H1, 85 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/tm6H1.

Publication Year 2026
Title Basin Characterization Model (BCMv8) for the Adelaida area, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA - Monthly Historical Climate and Hydrology for water years 1896-2024
DOI 10.5066/P1JMRJHC
Authors Whitney A Seymour
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS)
USGS Organization Sacramento Projects Office (USGS California Water Science Center)
Rights This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal
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