diff --git a/Textures/Globe/02READMElakes.txt b/Textures/Globe/02READMElakes.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ba7efff9c --- /dev/null +++ b/Textures/Globe/02READMElakes.txt @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +The HydroLAKES database provides a seamless high-resolution map of the world’s +lakes and their main characteristics in support of a broad range of global-scale +assessments and analyses, with a focus on improving users’ ability to model the +important roles that lakes play in the global environment. The current version +contains the polygons for 1.5 million individual lakes. + +HydroLAKES aims to be as comprehensive and consistent as possible at a global +scale and contains both freshwater and saline lakes, including the Caspian Sea, +as well as human-made reservoirs and regulated lakes. HydroLAKES achieves +virtually full completion for lakes above 35 ha in area and close to full +completion for lakes between 10 and 35 ha. + +HydroLAKES is publicly available for download at +http://www.hydrosheds.org and is free for scientific, educational, and +other uses. The data is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution +4.0 International License (see section 4). By downloading and using the data +the user agrees to the terms and conditions of this license. The copyright +© of HydroLAKES is held by the authors, 2016, all rights reserved. + +Citations and acknowledgements of the HydroLAKES database should be made as +follows: + +Messager, M.L., Lehner, B., Grill, G., Nedeva, I., Schmitt, O. (2016): +Estimating the volume and age of water stored in global lakes using a +geo-statistical approach. +Nature Communications: 13603. doi: 10.1038/ncomms13603. +Data is available at www.hydrosheds.org diff --git a/Textures/Globe/ocean_depth_1.jpg b/Textures/Globe/ocean_depth_1.jpg index ca9e013ff..ad89e1bf2 100644 Binary files a/Textures/Globe/ocean_depth_1.jpg and b/Textures/Globe/ocean_depth_1.jpg differ