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Hiepe, Claudia (2014): General characteristics of soil profiles from the Ouémé Upper Catchment (HVO), Térou, Benin [dataset]. PANGAEA, https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.832914, In supplement to: Hiepe, C (2008): Soil degradation by water erosion in a sub-humid West-African catchment: a modelling approach considering land use and climate change in Benin [dissertation]. Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn, 307 pp, hdl:10013/epic.43322.d001

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Project(s):
Global Change and the Hydrological Cycle (GLOWA)
Coverage:
Median Latitude: 9.640548 * Median Longitude: 2.242613 * South-bound Latitude: 9.074360 * West-bound Longitude: 1.650590 * North-bound Latitude: 10.131450 * East-bound Longitude: 2.721820
Date/Time Start: 2004-09-26T00:00:00 * Date/Time End: 2004-10-31T00:00:00
Event(s):
HVO (Ouémé Upper Catchment) * Latitude: 9.678700 * Longitude: 2.267300 * Location: Benin, West Africa * Campaign: IMPETUS * Method/Device: Multiple investigations (MULT)
Parameter(s):
#NameShort NameUnitPrincipal InvestigatorMethod/DeviceComment
1 DATE/TIMEDate/TimeGeocode
2 LATITUDELatitudeGeocode
3 LONGITUDELongitudeGeocode
4 UTM Easting, Universal Transverse MercatorUTM eastmHiepe, Claudia
5 UTM Northing, Universal Transverse MercatorUTM northmHiepe, Claudia
6 UTM Zone, Universal Transverse MercatorUTM ZoneHiepe, Claudia
7 Sample elevationElevationmHiepe, Claudia
8 Soil typeSoil typeHiepe, Claudia
9 Area/localityAreaHiepe, Claudia
10 TopographyTopoHiepe, Claudia
11 CommentCommentHiepe, ClaudiaLandform
12 PositionPositionHiepe, Claudiaof relief
13 SlopeSlopedegHiepe, Claudia
14 Land useLand useHiepe, Claudia
15 CommentCommentHiepe, ClaudiaCrop
16 CommentCommentHiepe, ClaudiaHuman influence
17 Vegetation typeVegetation typeHiepe, Claudia
18 Grass, coverGrass cov%Hiepe, Claudia
19 Lithology/composition/faciesLithologyHiepe, ClaudiaParent material
20 CommentCommentHiepe, ClaudiaOutcrop of rock
21 FragmentsFragmHiepe, ClaudiaSurface coarse fragments
22 CommentCommentHiepe, ClaudiaErosion category
23 Soil moistureSoil moistureHiepe, Claudia
24 CommentCommentHiepe, ClaudiaDrainage
25 Slope inclination, descriptiveSlope inc descHiepe, Claudiaform
26 TopographyTopoHiepe, ClaudiaMicro topography
License:
Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-3.0)
Size:
315 data points

Data

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1 
Date/Time		2 
Latitude		3 
Longitude		4 
UTM east [m]		5 
UTM north [m]		6 
UTM Zone		7 
Elevation [m]		8 
Soil type		9 
Area		10 
Topo		11 
Comment
(Landform)		12 
Position
(of relief)		13 
Slope [deg]		14 
Land use		15 
Comment
(Crop)		16 
Comment
(Human influence)		17 
Vegetation type		18 
Grass cov [%]		19 
Lithology
(Parent material)		20 
Comment
(Outcrop of rock)		21 
Fragm
(Surface coarse fragments)		22 
Comment
(Erosion category)		23 
Soil moisture		24 
Comment
(Drainage)		25 
Slope inc desc
(form)		26 
Topo
(Micro topography)
2004-10-24T00:0010.015612.51650447013110717731P3813Kandi faultRidgeUpper slope1.0NNNsavane arbustive, grass, 20% brush, 10% trees50quarzN20% stones d=10cmslight, on waysextra dry
2004-10-17T00:009.760592.36138429958107900931P33414Borivery long slope, summit almost not remarkable, no inland-valleyMiddle slope1.0NNdense grass 3m high, 20% brush, <10% trees70diverseJ Amphibolitcrusts on ways & around houses, gravel 1-10cm diametre on wayswaysdry
2004-10-24T00:0010.089071.92320382013111545531P39417KperePNUpper slopeNNgranito-gneissdry
2004-10-22T00:009.763212.13730405381107935331P37618SaniPNUpper slopeNNForet classesavane arboree,1-2m high grass, many termite mounds70gneissNgravel, litterways, partially erosion rills up to 1m on sites without vegetation
2004-10-22T00:009.970241.86963376098110233431P37021KperePN1.0NNNsavane arbustive, 20% brush & small trees, 5-10% without vegetation60basischJ up to 1.50mgravelShrinking cracks up to 10 cm depth
2004-10-20T00:009.646191.73887361628106655031P43225between Serou and BeterouPNmany termitesgranito-gneiss
2004-10-20T00:009.713501.65090352004107403031P43929DjougouPN2.0NNdense grass 2m high, 10% treesbasischNslightwetwhole profile hydromorph
2004-09-26T00:009.205522.31114424326101764731P31BeterouPNNNgranite
2004-09-26T00:009.179802.30110423218101480531P45BeterouundulatedPNMiddle slope2.5NNNsavane herbeuse, <10% trees90embrechiteslight, sheetfreshmoderate
2004-09-27T00:009.233602.34877428466102074431P48BeterouundulatedPNUpper slope2.5NNNSA, herbaceous fallowGranito-gneiss, graniteNNslightSLE
2004-10-23T00:009.994791.65059352095110513931P47655N of KopargoPNSummit2.0NNNdense grass 2.5m high, 10% trees, 5% brushgneissNgravel and quarz stone d=15cmon ways, partially without vegetation erosion rills up to 1m depth close to the way
2004-10-16T00:009.345782.56057451747103311131P34956ParakouundulatedPNMiddle slopefallow next to Yam fieldCashewNgrass 3m highgraniteslight
2004-10-13T00:009.313062.49162444170102950431P32958ParakouhillyPNMiddle slope2.0NNN2m high grass, 10% trees, 5% brush85granite, gneissNNslight, ways
2004-10-31T00:009.452182.42419436790104489731P29362ParakouPNMiddle slope1.5NNNdensegrass3m, 5% trees, 15% without vegetation75granito-gneissNNslight, ways
2004-10-22T00:0010.131451.93875383732112013531P46570KperePNUpper slopeNNNsavane arboree20gneissdrypoor
2004-10-13T00:009.074362.55240450812100310431P37480S of ParakouhillyPNLower slope1.0plantationCashew, TeakN1m grass, 30% brush, 30% litter50graniteNNslight,ways, under Cashew sheet erosion
2004-10-12T00:009.342472.53811449280103274831P39490ParakouPNUpper slope2.5fallowNNsavane arbustive, dense grass, 10% brush, 5% trees85granito-gneissJ d=5cm quarz in upper 50cm10% gravel d=1cmslightmoderatepoor
2004-10-14T00:0010.021552.57280453183110782631P42991NdaliPNUpper slope2.5NNNsavane arbustive, 30% brush, 10% trees50gneissN100% gravel d<1cmslight, on waysextra dry
2004-10-15T00:009.917452.72182469505109629831P101NdalihillyPNdepth line and floodplaine3.0plantationTeakNTeak trees dense, at the border 3m high dense grass5alluvio-colluvialN50% gravel d<1cm, litterslight