Rainfall

  • Identification Information

  • Spatial Reference Information

  • Attribute Information

  • Distribution Information
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  • Usage Information
  • Identification Information:


    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:


    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:


    Class: Identifier for range

    Rainfall value: The actual rainfall range

    Distribution Information:


    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:


    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

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