Gobabeb - Namibia

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Site Name
Gobabeb
Short name
Gobabeb
Country
Namibia
Web Address
Gobabeb Research and Training Centre
Operating Organisation
Gobabeb Research and Training Centre
Funding Agency
Gobabeb Research and Training Centre
Site Description
Gobabeb is a Research Centre with accommodation, conference, laboratory and teaching facilities in Namibia's Namib-Naukluft National Park, about 65km from the coast on the northern bank of the ephemeral Kuiseb River. It is located at a point where three main habitats meet (ephemeral river, gravel plain and the Namib erg) and lies within the inland edge of the fog zone. It is the designated monitoring and research centre for the Namib Sand Sea World Heritage Site.
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2020-06-29 10:06:03

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1962
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
LTER Namibia✖ (LTER-SAF-NA-1)The affiliation of this site with "LTER Namibia" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
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Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: -23.562153 Longitude: 15.040941

Size
ca. 1200000.00ha
Elevation (average)
400.00msl
Elevation (min)
20.00msl
Elevation (max)
1000.00msl
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Coastal
Biome
Desert
Ecosystem Type
Desert
Xeric basins
EUNIS habitat
Habitat complexes (X)
Habitat complexes (X) » Large parks (X11)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation (H5)
Inland unvegetated or sparsely vegetated habitats (H) » Miscellaneous inland habitats with very sparse or no vegetation (H5) » Sparsely- or un-vegetated habitats on mineral substrates not resulting from recent ice activity (H5.3)
Air Temperature: Average Annual
27.00°C
Precipitation Annual
20.00mm
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
partly experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
mainly observation
Scale of Observation
plot within catchment
Permanent Power Supply
Yes
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Structured file
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » 10-100 kW
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Supply Location » All over site/catchment
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Radio transmission system (repeaters, receivers, centralstation)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (within site) » Cable based
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » GMS/UMTS
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Data transmission » Data Transmission Type (from site) » Satellite
Observation devices » Temperature Controlled Container
Observation devices » Measurement tower » More than 10 m above canopy
Supporting infrastructure » Staff room at site » > 5 places
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » > 10 beds
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 2WD
Equipment notes
Comprises of accommodation and conference facilities, meeting rooms, offices, laboratories, light mechanical workshop, storerooms, electrical (solar-diesel hybrid) installation, water pumping and water treatment facilities (desalination plant and trickle filters), IT infrastructure and several measuring instruments either on towers or on the ground.
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
regular car
Permanent Operation
Yes
Operation Notes
Operational budget of approximately NAD 7 million per annum
Site Visit Interval
1
Maintenance Interval
14
General Data Policy
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
LTER Site Classification
Master