AMMA-CATCH
Country | Benin, Niger, Mali |
Stations | 7 |
Organisation | CNRS |
Contact | Thierry Pellarin |
Website |
http://www.amma-catch.org |
Official References | Pellarin T., J.P. Laurent, B. Cappelaere, B. Decharme, L. Descroix, D. Ramier, 2009 : Hydrological modelling and associated microwave emission of a semi-arid region in South-western Niger, /Journal of Hydrology/, vol. 375, 1-2, 262-272, 2009; Mougin, E., Hiernaux, P., Kergoat, L., Grippa, M., de Rosnay, P., Timouk, F., Le Dantec, V., Demarez, V., Lavenu, F., Arjounin, M., Lebel, T. et al., 2009. The AMMA-CATCH Gourma observatory site in Mali: Relating climatic variations to changes in vegetation, surface in press, hydrology, fluxes and natural resources. Journal of Hydrology, 375(1-2): 14-33; Cappelaere, C., Descroix, L., Lebel, T., Boulain, N., Ramier, D., Laurent, J.-P., Le Breton, E., Boubkraoui, S., Bouzou Moussa, I. et al., 2009. The AMMA Catch observing system in the cultivated Sahel of South West Niger- Strategy, Implementation and Site conditions, 2009. Journal of Hydrology, 375(1-2): 34-51; de Rosnay, P., Gruhier, C., Timouk, F., Baup, F., Mougin, E., Hiernaux, P., Kergoat, L., and LeDantec, V.: Multi-scale soil moisture measurements at the Gourma meso-scale site in Mali, Journal of Hydrology, 375, 241-252, 2009; |
Variables measured |
soil moisture |
Depths of soil moisture measurements |
0.05 - 0.05 m 0.10 - 0.10 m 0.10 - 0.40 m 0.20 - 0.20 m 0.40 - 0.40 m 0.40 - 0.70 m 0.60 - 0.60 m 0.70 - 1.00 m 1.00 - 1.00 m 1.00 - 1.30 m 1.05 - 1.35 m 1.20 - 1.20 m |
Soil Moisture sensors used |
CS616 |
Data availability | from 2006-01-01 to 2018-12-31 |
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