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Dataset: West Africa Dams and Reservoirs Dataset
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Compared to existing datasets, the compiled dataset integrates both large- and small-scale reservoirs. It includes a higher number of small-scale entries while preserving the central latitude mode observed in the selected datasets. This suggests better spatial completeness and scale coverage compared to individual datasets, although residual biases from the sources remain in the compiled dataset.

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