Urban hydro-meteorological observation data 2016-2018 for Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
bibliographic citation: Miller, J.D., Fowe, T., Coulibably, G. (2020). Urban hydro-meteorological observation data 2016-2018 for Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/30ae0230-e352-4a82-901d-ac1d42449044
description: This dataset represents the hydro-meteorological monitoring activities undertaken in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, during 2016-2018, as part of the DFID funded AMMA-2050 (African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis) project (amma2050.org). The data comprises time series of rainfall, water level and river flow recorded at locations across Ouagadougou city for the purposes of building an understanding of hydrological function and hydrological model development. In-situ data were collected using tipping bucket raingauges and pressure level sensors, with spot gauging of river flows used to develop rating curves used to derive flow from level measurements in channels. The network was designed and set-up by the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (UKCEH) and maintained by the Institut International D'ingénierie De L'eau Et De L'environnement (2iE) and processing was undertaken by UKCEH.
provenance: ProvenanceStatement
  label: Flow data were derived from monitored depths during storm events using the derived ratings for each location, whereby flow is a function of depth and velocity, and velocity data were obtained from spot gauging during storms that occurred in the wet seasons over 2016-2017. Erroneous measurements were removed after visual inspection of the rating curve. Final rating curves linking depth to flow were derived for each site and applied to time series depth data to derive a time series of flow. Rainfall and dam level data were visually inspected to remove erroneous values
spatial: Location
temporal: PeriodOfTime
  start date: 2016-01-01
  end date: 2018-12-31
publisher: NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
subject: Ouagadougou
subject: Burkina Faso
subject: African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Analysis (AMMA-2050)
subject: Climate and climate change
subject: hydrology
subject: water level
subject: river flow
subject: rainfall
type: Dataset
available: 2020-07-29
landing page: https://doi.org/10.5285/30ae0230-e352-4a82-901d-ac1d42449044
license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
access rights: UNRS
theme: Climate and climate change
distribution:
  access URL: https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/30ae0230-e352-4a82-901d-ac1d42449044
  license: OGL-UK-3.0.ttl
  access rights: UNRS
  format: Comma-separated values (CSV)
creator: Miller, J.D.
language: en

Miller, J.
type: Person
family name: Miller
given name: James
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
type: Organization

Miller, J.D.
type: Person
family name: Miller
given name: J.D.
member: UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

Fowe, T.
type: Person
family name: Fowe
given name: T.
member: 2ie Burkina Faso

Coulibably, G.
type: Person
family name: Coulibably
given name: G.
member: 2ie Burkina Faso

Climate and climate change
type: Concept

hydrology
type: Concept

water level
type: Concept

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
type: Organization

2ie Burkina Faso
type: Organization