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Ghimire, C.P.; Zwartendijk, B.W.; Ravelona, M.; Lahitiana, J. ; van Meerveld, H.J.

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

https://doi.org/10.5285/5d080fef-613a-4f24-a613-b249ccdd12bf Cite this dataset
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.
Publication date: 2020-11-05

Format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

Spatial information

Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84

Temporal information

Temporal extent
2014-10-01    to    2015-09-30

Provenance & quality

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

Correspondence/contact details

van Meerveld, H.J.
Department of Geography, University of Zurich
 ilja.vanmeerveld@geo.uzh.ch

Authors

Ghimire, C.P.
AgResearch, Lincoln Research Centre
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3715-6311
Zwartendijk, B.W.
Inholland University of Applied Sciences
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0581-7330
Ravelona, M.
Laboratoire des Radio-Isotopes, University of Antananarivo
Lahitiana, J.
Laboratoire des Radio-Isotopes, University of Antananarivo
van Meerveld, H.J.
Department of Geography, University of Zurich
ORCID iD icon https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7547-3270

Other contacts

Rights holder
University of Zurich
Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
climatologyMeteorologyAtmosphere
Keywords
atmospheric precipitation , Degraded Grassland , Hydrology , Madagascar , Overland Flow , Runoff Plots , Secondary Forest , soil moisture , Stemflow , Throughfall
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/K010417/1
Last updated
12 March 2024 11:05

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CITE AS: 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