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Baringo (Kenya) Pilot Study for Desertification Assessment and Mapping

Entry ID: NBId0169_101

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Summary

Abstract: The purpose of the Kenya Pilot Study was to evaluate the FAO/UNEP
Provisional Methodology for Assessment and Mapping of Desertification,
and to recommend an effective, simple methodology for desertification
assessment within Kenya.

The FAO/UNEP Provisional Methodology (1984) proposes seven processes
for consideration in desertification assessment: degradation of
vegetation, water erosion, wind ...

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 0.0

S: -1.0

E: 36.0

W: 35.0

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1984-01-01

Stop Date: 1992-12-30

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > EASTERN AFRICA > KENYA

CONTINENT > AFRICA

CONTINENT > AFRICA > EASTERN AFRICA

Service Keywords

DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >STATISTICAL APPLICATIONS

Science Keywords

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >SURFACE WATER >DISCHARGE/FLOW

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >SURFACE WATER >DRAINAGE

ISO Topic Category

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

INLAND WATERS

Platform

FIELD INVESTIGATION

Ancillary Keywords

Sediments

Sediment Discharge

Service Provider

DOI/USGS/WRD/OSW > Office of Surface Water, Water Resource Division, USGS, U.S. Department of the Interior

Service Organization URL: http://water.usgs.gov/osw/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: WATER WEBSERVER TEAM - USGS Phone: 703-648-4000;1-800-426-9000 Email: h2oteam at usgs.gov Contact Address: USGS National Center Water Resources Division 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive City: Reston Province or State: VA Postal Code: 20192-0002 Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution Media: Online

Distribution Format: ZIP files

Fees: No fees

Personnel

WATER RESOURCES U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Email: h2osoft at usgs.gov

Contact Address:

U.S.G.S.

Hydrologic Analysis Software Support Program

437 National Center

City: Reston

Province or State: VA

Postal Code: 20192

Country: USA

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: SERF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

Folk, R.L., 1968, Petrology of Sedimentary Rocks: Austin, Hemphill Publishing
Co., p. 44-50.

Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date: 2005-12-07
SERF Last Revision Date: 2011-12-13

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