Identification

Title

Hydrological and meteorological data for three plots with different vegetation near Andasibe, Madagascar, 2014-2015

Abstract

Hydrological and meteorological data were collected for three plots (each 50 x 50 m in size) near Andasibe village in the Corridor Ankeniheny-Zahamena (CAZ) in eastern Madagascar. The plots differ in terms of land cover: semi-mature forest, reforested tree fallow (i.e., young secondary forest), and degraded grassland. The plots are located within 2.5 km from each other. See the supporting documentation for detailed information on the plots. Data collection continued for one year (October 2014-September 2015) at each plot and included micrometeorological data (rainfall, temperature, relative humidity, wind speed), soil moisture and overland flow, and for the two forested plots also throughfall, stemflow and sapflow. Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/5d080fef-613a-4f24-a613-b249ccdd12bf

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/5d080fef-613a-4f24-a613-b249ccdd12bf

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function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/5d080fef-613a-4f24-a613-b249ccdd12bf.zip

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/5d080fef-613a-4f24-a613-b249ccdd12bf

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere

Keywords

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

43.191

East bounding longitude

50.483

North bounding latitude

-11.945

South bounding latitude

-25.608

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2014-10-01

End position

2015-09-30

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2020-11-05

Frequency of update

notPlanned

Quality and validity

Lineage

The meteorological data were collected on a meteorological tower at each plot, except for the forested plot where the tower was located in a nearby clearing. Rainfall was collected automatically using a typing bucket raingauge. For the two forested plots, throughfall was measured daily using 66 funnel gauges and automatically using three troughs, and stemflow was collected daily. Soil moisture was measured automatically at different depths below the surface. Runoff was collected in drums below bounded runoff plots and measured daily. The methods used to collect the hydrological and meteorological data at each plot and the data processing steps are described in more detail in the "Methods.rtf" file

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

explanation

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Ghimire, C.P., Zwartendijk, B.W., Ravelona, M., Lahitiana, J. , van Meerveld, H.J. (2020). Hydrological and meteorological data for three plots with different vegetation near Andasibe, Madagascar, 2014-2015. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/5d080fef-613a-4f24-a613-b249ccdd12bf

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

email address

Chandra.Ghimire@agresearch.co.nz

web address

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3715-6311

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