Gobabeb Automatic weather data

Metadata:

• Identification_Information
• Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
• Distribution_Information
• Metadata_Reference_Information

Identification_Information

Citation_Information:

Originator: Desert Research Foundation
Publication_Date: 1994-2002
Title: Gobabeb Automatic weather data
Publication_Place: Gobabeb
Publisher: Desert Research Foundation

Description:

Abstract:

Weather records across the central Namib. Transect run through and is read at:

1. Double-3 (10km E of Walvis Bay) 40 alt. 22.59.633 S and 14. 34. 128 E

2. Kleinberg (30km E of Walvis Bay) 170 alt. 23.01.014 S and 14. 43. 430 E

3. Swartbank (40km of Walvibay, 5km of Inselberg) 340alt.23. 18. 775 S and 14.52.538E

4. Vogelfederberg (60km E of Walvis bay, 5km S of Inselberg) 500 alt. 23.06.144S and 15.01.712E

5. Gobabeb (80km SE of Walvis bay) 406alt. 23.33.377S and 15.02.294E

6. Ganab (120km E of Walvis bay, 3km E of Ganab) 950alt. 23.07.297S and 15.32.302E

7. Weissenfels (205km WE Walvis bay) 1800alt. 23.18.833S and 16.27.302E

8. Rooisand

Data recordings began:

Year 1999: Double-3
Year 2000: Rooisand and Weissenfels
Year : 1994 Zebra Pan (this station has no a logger)
All others also started in 1994
The monitoring at all the sites is ongoing.

Purpose: To provide a long-term trend of weather patterns in the Namib.

 

Time_Period_Information:

Beginning_Date: 1970
Ending_Date: 2002
Currentness_Reference: Publication date

Status:

Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: Monthly

Spatial_Domain:

Bounding_Coordinates:
    West_Bounding_Coordinate: 12.3941
    East_Bounding_Coordinate: 25.189699
    North_Bounding_Coordinate: -17.022699
    South_Bounding_Coordinate: -28.906099

Keywords:

Theme:
    Theme_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
    Theme_Keyword: Weather data
Place:
    Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
    Place_Keyword: Namib 

Constraints:

Access_Constraints: The data are downloaded only at each end of month, so any unforeseen problems will only be known at the end of the month. This can sometimes result in gaps in the data records.

Use_Constraints: Might be gaps in data sets.

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Spatial_Data_Organization_Information

 

Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:  

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Entity and Attribute Information

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Distribution_Information

Distributor:

           Contact_Organization_Primary:
                Contact_Organization: Desert Research Foundation
                 Contact_Person: Lesley Parenzee
         Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: Mailing Address
             Address: P.O.Box 20232
             City: Windhoek
             Country: Namibia
             Contact_Voice_Telephone: +264 (061) 229 855 and /or (064) 694 199/995
             Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +264 (061) 230 172
             Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: lesleyp@drfn.org.na

Resource_Description: Tabulated data

Distribution_Liability:

Subject to GTRC data sharing policy.

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism and our partner organization cannot ensure the reliability of the spatial and non-spatial data layers for any particular purposes. In some cases, original data has been compiled from various sources and the accuracy cannot be guaranteed. The Ministry of Environment and Tourism will not be held liable in any event for any consequences of using this data. Data sets may be updated without notification.

Metadata_Reference_Information

Metadata_Date: 2002/01/24

Metadata_Contact:

Contact_Organization_Primary:
                Contact_Organization: Directorate of Environmental Affairs
                 Contact_Person: Ndaendelao E. Noongo
         Contact_Address:
            Address_Type: Mailing Address
             Address: Private Bag 13306
             City: Windhoek
             Country: Namibia
             Contact_Voice_Telephone: +264 (061) 249 015
             Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +264 (061) 240 339
             Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: enn@dea.met.gov.na

 

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998