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Mile 46
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Niko North
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Ogongo
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Roessing Mountain
Rooisand
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Sonop
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Station 8
Toggekry
Ugab Hills
Vogelfederberg
Welwitschia Vlakte
Wlotzkasbaken
South Africa
Alpha
Cape of Good Hope
Eksteenfontein
Elandsberg
Goedehoop
Koeroegap Vlakte
Moedverloren
Nieuwoudtville
Numees
Paulshoek
Ratelgat
Remhoogte
Riverlands
Rocherpan
Soebatsfontein
Soebatsfontein exclosure
Yellow Dune - Grootderm
Zambia
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Luampa
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Other observatories
The list below shows for which other observatories the following datatype is available:
Observatory Info sheet
(List in North-South Direction)
North-South Direction
Cameia National Park
Cusseque
Dongwe
Tundavala
Kafue National Park (KNP)
Luampa
Bicuar National Park
Candelela
Espinheira
Marienfluss Valley
Featherlion
Hartmann Plains
Ogongo
Omano go Ndjamba
Mutompo
Mile 46
Sonop
Giribesvlakte
Giribes Leopard Rock
Ugab Hills
Toggekry
Otjiamongombe
Okamboro
Sandveld
Wlotzkasbaken
Roessing Mountain
Welwitschia Vlakte
Krumhuk
Claratal
Marble Hill
Kleinberg
Sophies Hoogte
Vogelfederberg
Garnet Koppie
Narais
Ganab
Duruchaus
Station 8
Rooisand
Aussinanis
Gobabeb
Dieprivier
Haribes
Niko South
Niko North
Nabaos
Gellap Ost
Alpha
Karios
Koeroegap Vlakte
Numees
Yellow Dune - Grootderm
Eksteenfontein
Soebatsfontein
Soebatsfontein exclosure
Paulshoek
Remhoogte
Goedehoop
Ratelgat
Nieuwoudtville
Moedverloren
Rocherpan
Elandsberg
Riverlands
Cape of Good Hope
Rooisand (S37) - Observatory Info sheet
General Data
Number
Name
Alternative Name
S37
Rooisand
Rooisand Desert Ranch
Implementation
Country
Province/ Region
2004
Namibia
Khomas
District/ constituency
Locality
Farm Name
Windhoek
Rooisand Desert Ranch
Chausib 27
Latitude
Longitude
Altitude
-23.294542 S
16.104978 E
1160 m a.s.l.
Rainfall Season
Biome
WWF Ecoregion
Summer
Thornbush Savanna
AT1316
Namibian savanna woodlands
Agro-Ecological Zone
Relative intensity of land use
Tenure
ESC5
Medium
Private
Type and history of landuse
Land owner
Google Earth
Cattle farming and tourism
Private
Google Earth
Key study objective
n.a.
Data
BIOTA Books
This chapter has been taken from the book 'Biodiversity in Southern Africa' Vol.1. A PDF download is possible.
Climate
Monthly diagrams for: Air Temperature/Rain, Humidity, Solar irradiance
Nearest weather station
Rooisand
Distance to station: 0.99 km
No current weather data available
Time series of plant diversity
Graphical representation of diversity patterns in space and time
2 Diagram(s) available
Ranking of the 1ha plots
This Biodiversity Observatory with an area of 1km
2
is divided into exactly 100 100m x 100m (1ha) individual plots.
Remote Sensing
Remote sensing data such as satellite photos and descriptions.
EVI Viewer
The EVI viewer allows you to access the latest phenology and fire data from the Biodiversity Observatory via the Google Earth Engine Apps.