OZCAR-RI AMMA-CATCH Niamey Square Degree Mesosite - Niger

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Site Name
OZCAR-RI AMMA-CATCH Niamey Square Degree Mesosite
Short name
AMMA-CATCH Niamey SD
Country
Niger
Web Address
AMMA-CATCH : A hydrological, meteorological and ecological observatory on West …
Site Manager
Jean-Martial Cohard
Manuela Grippa
Emmanuel A. Lawin
Christophe Peugeot
Marie Boucher
Bil Assanou Hassane Issoufou
Funding Agency
Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)
CNRS - Institut National des Sciences de l'Univers
Site Description
The Niamey Square Degree mesoscale site (Niger) is part of the AMMA-CATCH observation network. Its characteristics are as follows :a 10000 km² endoreic area in sahelian climate. The studies focus on the hydrology of endoric basins and on rainfall/vegetation interactions.
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2021-11-23 11:11:53

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1990
Observed properties
Photos
AMMA-CATCH Benin : arrival of a squall line at the Banizoumbou meteorological station. Photo L. Descroix

AMMA-CATCH Benin : arrival of a squall line at the Banizoumbou meteorological station. Photo L. Descroix

Geographic
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Elevation (average)
230.00msl
Elevation (min)
175.00msl
Elevation (max)
270.00msl
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
International Soil Moisture Monitoring Network (ISMN)✖ (AMMA-CATCH)The affiliation of this site with "International Soil Moisture Monitoring Network (ISMN)" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
ILTER✔This site is a verified "ILTER" member.
OZCAR RI✖ (OZCAR-RI AMMA-CATCH Niamey Square Degree Mesosite - Niger)The affiliation of this site with "OZCAR RI" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER France✔ (CZO_EU_FR_022)This site is a verified "LTER France" member.
Critical Zone Collaborative Network (CZ Net)✖ (AMMA-CATCH)The affiliation of this site with "Critical Zone Collaborative Network (CZ Net)" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
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Site information [.json]

Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Bounding Box [.shp] [.kml]
Boundaries [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Savanna
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
Grasslands
Tropical and subtropical grasslands, savannas, and shrublands
Air Temperature: Average Annual
29.00°C
Precipitation Annual
510.00mm
Geology
Two geological formations are found. The East edge of the area belongs to the Iullemmeden sedimentary basin, Continental-Terminal : Mio-pliocene period Pre-cambrian gneisses, schists and granites. The western edge is part of the plutonic Liptako Gourma massif. The latter is part of the West African craton and consists of extensively weathered pre-cambrian. The boundary between the two formations roughly follows the River Niger.
Vegetation
The vegetation cover consists of a patchwork of three distinct basic units : tiger bush on the plateaus, fallow savanna and pearl millet fields on the sandy slopes.
Soils
Soils are essentially of the tropical ferrallitic type, sandy and weakly structured.
Hydrology
Endorheic surface hydrology with small-scale catchments converging to temporary ponds, with no presently active large-scale hydrographic network.
Site Type
Platform
Design of Experimentation
no experimentation
Scale of Experimentation
plot scale
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
entire catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data services » Sensor Web Enablement (SWE)
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Catalog Service (CSW)
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Map Service (WMS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » Less than 1 kW
Observation devices » Measurement tower » Less than 10 m above canopy
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
No
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
15
Maintenance Interval
15
General Data Policy
Co-authorship on publications resulting from use of the dataset
Formal acknowledgement of the dataset providers
The opportunity to collaborate on the project using the dataset
Data Policy URL
http://www.amma-catch.org/IMG/pdf/data_policy_bd_amma-catch_en.pdf
LTER Site Classification
Master