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National Water Model (NWM) BigQuery API

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More details about “Design and implementation of a BigQuery dataset and application programmer interface (API) for the U.S. National Water Model” paper can be found here.

National Water Model API Documentation available here: https://nwm-api.ciroh.org/docs

Steps to use CIROH NWM API

  1. Submit the form below to request access to NWM BigQuery API.
NWM BigQuery API Access Request Form

  1. For an example usage, please refer to this script. Replace your API key and API_URL = 'https://nwm-api.ciroh.org'.

  2. Estimate the costs of your query before running the actual query. If you're not sure how to approach this step, please contact CIROH IT support.

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Access to NWM BigQuery API is available for free to CIROH members and partners who have active CIROH projects. The cost-estimate step above is strictly to ensure that CIROH can continue to provide this service in the long-term.

For implementation details, please refer to this repository.

News Blog: https://docs.ciroh.org/blog/September%20Monthly%20Blog%20Update