Identification Information:

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Source: Ghana Meteorological Agency (GMA)
Feature Type: Polygon

Abstract:

The GMA as part of its mandate is to be recording and monitoring some climatic conditions across the country which includes rainfall readings. Rainfall values are measured at various base station daily and this dataset is the output of some statistical interpolation performed on the data. This particular data is mean temperature between years 2000 to 2010

 

Purpose:

The purpose for which this dataset was created, was for CERSGIS's internal use for spatial analyses. Kriging interpolation algorithm was adopted to give a continuous representation of rainfall values across entire country.

Spatial Reference Information:

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Geographic Coordinate System: 

GCS_WGS_1984
Datum:   D_WGS_1984
Prime Meridian:    Greenwich
Angular Unit:        Degree

Projected Coordinate System:  

WGS_1984_UTM_Zone_30N
Projection:          Transverse_Mercator
False_Easting:      500000.00000000
False_Northing:    0.00000000
Central_Meridian:  -3.00000000
Scale_Factor:        0.99960000
Latitude_Of_Origin:  0.00000000
Linear Unit:           Meter

Attribute Information:

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Class: Identifier for range

Rainfall value: The actual rainfall range

Distribution Information:

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Contact(s)

Henry Kwamena Baffoe
hbaffoe@ug.edu.gh
Applications Specialist
Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services (CERSGIS)
University of Ghana, Legon - Accra

 

George Owusu
gowusu@gmail.com
Applications Specialist
Centre for Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Services (CERSGIS)
University of Ghana, Legon - Accra

 

Data Access Format:

ESRI Shapefile format – Downloadable as zip file

Date Updated:

January 2010

Status:

Completed

 

Usage Information:

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This dataset can and shall be used for the purpose for which this data sharing agreement was reached for the release of the dataset. Any other use of the dataset other than the agreed intended use, shall constitute a breach of usage agreement unless necessary arrangment have been made in this regard