Kuiseb River dynamics

Metadata:
Identification_Information
Citation_Information:
Originator: Desert Research Foundation
Publication_Date: 1962 - 2002
Title: Kuiseb River dynamics
Publication_Place: Gobabeb
Publisher: Desert Research Foundation
Online_Linkage: <http://www.dea.met.gov.na/programmes/eia/eia.htm>
Description:
Abstract:
The Kuiseb River ecosystem has been studied from biophysical, ecological and socio-economic perspective. Since 1963 floods and groundwater levels have been monitored and on several occasions since 1976, aerial photographs were taken. The effect of changes, natural as well as human induced, on vegetation and ultimately wild and domestic animals are recorded.
Purpose:
1. To monitor River floods and their effects on the productivity of this linear oasis 
2. To monitor and evaluate the effects of human activities on the River ecosystem 
3. To demonstrate the relationships between remote water sources, local resource availability and its utilization to the resource users as well as to environmental students.
Supplemental_Information:
The monitoring of river floods is ongoing. The data is forwarded to the Department of Water Affairs of the Ministry of Agricultural, Water and Rural development on an annual base, where they are further used in Kuiseb River management cases.
Time_Period_Information:
Beginning_Date: 1962
Ending_Date: 2002
Currentness_Reference: Publication date
Status:
Progress: In work
Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed
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:  
    Theme_Keyword: Ground water
    Theme_Keyword: Kuiseb River 
Place:
    Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: None
    Place_Keyword: Namibia
Constraints:
Access_Constraints: None
Use_Constraints: Some of data is raw and others analyzed results. Some data is resulting from studies thus the interpolation may distorted the quality of the data.
Spatial_Data_Organization_Information
 
Direct_Spatial_Reference_Method:  

Entity and Attribute Information
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: Graphics and tables
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
Generated by mp version 2.6.0 on Wed Dec 11 13:02:41 2002