Overview
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.3334/ORNLDAAC/1269 |
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| Version | 1 |
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| Published | 2015-01-27 |
| Usage | 448 downloads |
Description
This data set provides an estimate of the spatial and temporal extent of surface water at 250-m resolution over nine years (2003-2011) for the African Sahel region (10-20 degrees N) using imagery from the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). Water bodies were identified by a spectral analysis of MODIS vegetation indices with the aim to improve existing regional to global mapping products. This data set can be used to enhance the understanding of Earth system processes, and to support global change studies, agricultural planning, and disease prevention. These data provide a gridded (250-m) estimate of the number of years (during 2003-2011) that a pixel was covered by water. The data are presented in a single netCDF (*.nc) file.
Science Keywords
- TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE
- SURFACE WATER
- SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS
- INUNDATION
- TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE
- SURFACE WATER
- SURFACE WATER FEATURES
- LAKES/RESERVOIRS
- TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE
- SURFACE WATER
- SURFACE WATER PROCESSES/MEASUREMENTS
- TOTAL SURFACE WATER
Data Use and Citation
This dataset is openly shared, without restriction, in accordance with the EOSDIS Data Use Policy. See our Data Use and Citation Policy for more information.
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Dataset Companion Files
Dataset has 3 companion files.
- swbp.bin
- read_swbp.R
- Sahel_Water_Bodies_guide.pdf
Advanced Data Access through THREDDS Data Server
THREDDS Data Access: Location and Permanency of Water Bodies in the African Sahel Region from 2003-2011 THREDDS Data Access.
See our THREDDS Data Server Catalog Service page for more information.