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A large number of automatic weather stations has been implemented in the frame of the BIOTA AFRICA project by the Namibian National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI) and the Group "Biodiversity, Evolution and Ecology" (BEE) of the University of Hamburg. The website offers hourly updates of data and graphs of a large number of weather parameters.


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Atmospheric correction Comoé

 Download PDF document        Last update: 2008-02-25   Done by: Dr. Dethardt Goetze     Copy dataset as template

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DescriptionRadiometric correction of seven satellite images: determination of radiance, of apparent reflectance and of relative reflectance
Purpose Atmospheric correction of the Landsat, SPOT and ASTER satellite images covering the southern Comoé National Park and the adjacent utilized area south of the park used for vegetation classification and generation of maps
Main theme(s)
  1. Landscape
  2. Vegetation
Subtheme(s) Remote sensing
Biome(s) South Sudanian savanna woodland
Country(ies) Ivory coast
Administration unit(s) Préfecture Nassian
Locality(ies) Comoé National Park
BIOTA Observatory(ies)
  1. Comoé 1
  2. Comoé 2
  3. Comoé 3
Period(s) 2000-2002
Sampling method(s) Acquiring all technical data belonging to the satellite images from Internet sources
Responsible person(s) Daniela Gurlin
Regional networks(s) BIOTA West Africa
Related subprojects / workpackages / topics CT3-WP4 Botanical collections in West Africa
Copyright holder
Restrictions of dissemination (4) Data provider
Start time of protection January 2001
Duration of protection 10 years
Rationale / notes Ongoing utilization for further analyses and publications



Data
Format Erdas Imagine
File name(s) / size(s) Numerous files in the folder "Atmospheric correction Comoe" / 56 KB (zipped)
Software requirements ArcView
Documentation  
    Format Adobe Acrobat Reader
    File name(s) Diploma thesis D Gurlin.pdf, Diploma thesis D Gurlin appendix.pdf
    Status completed
    Notes
    Related publications



Contact person
Goetze, Dr. Dethardt 
Dep. of Botany, University of Rostock 
Wismarsche Strasse 8 
18051 Rostock
Germany 
Phone: +49 381 498-6206 
Fax: +49 381 498-6202 
dethardt.goetze@uni-rostock.de

Position: Project coordinator

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