OZCAR-RI AMMA-CATCH Niakhar complementary site - Senegal

Basic Information
Site Name
OZCAR-RI AMMA-CATCH Niakhar complementary site
Short name
AMMA-CATCH Niakhar site
Country
Senegal
Web Address
AMMA-CATCH : A hydrological, meteorological and ecological observatory on West …
Site Description
Niakhar is a complementary site of the AMMA-CATCH observation network, that has been set up to study the longitudinal gradient over West Africa in comlement to the mesoscale sites. It is located in central Senegal, under Sahelian climate in a rural area, 150 km from Dakar. The studies focus on meteo/vegetation interactions in a cultural complex. The AMMA-CATCH site is coupled with the "long-term Collaborative Observatory on agroforestry ecosystem services", managed by partners since 2018.
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2024-03-04 09:03:15

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Partly operational
Year Established
2018
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
OZCAR RI✔This site is a verified "OZCAR RI" member.
LTER Europe✔This site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
LTER France✔This site is a verified "LTER France" member.
Related Identifiers
http://dx.doi.org/10.17178/AMMA-CATCH.senegal
Recommended Citation
AMMA-CATCH (2013): AMMA-CATCH observatory: Ferlo and Niakhar complementary sites in the Sahelian pastoral zone, Senegal. IRD, CNRS-INSU, OSUG, OMP, OREME. doi:10.17178/AMMA-CATCH.senegal
Photos
Niakhar agro-silvo-pastoral landscape. Photo O. Roupsard
Niakhar agro-silvo-pastoral landscape. Photo O. Roupsard
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 14.494402 Longitude: -16.456267

Size
ca. 2000.00ha
Elevation (average)
8.00msl
Elevation (min)
7.00msl
Elevation (max)
10.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
GEO-BON Biome
Terrestrial
Biome
Agricultural
Ecosystem Type
Agricultural
Air Temperature: Average Annual
28.90°C
Precipitation Annual
520.00mm
Site Type
Stationary land-based site
Design of Observation
only observation
Scale of Observation
plot without link to explicit catchment
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Map Service (WMS)
Data infrastructure » Data services » Web Catalog Service (CSW)
Data infrastructure » Data services » Sensor Web Enablement (SWE)
Data infrastructure » Data services » Data portal
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Spatial data file (GIS)
Data infrastructure » Data storage » Relational database
Supporting infrastructure » Transportation » Vehicle 4WD
Supporting infrastructure » Lodging at site » No lodging possible
Energy and data transmission infrastructure » Energy supply » Permanent Power Produced » Less than 1 kW
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
Yes
Site Visit Interval
90
Maintenance Interval
90
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