Metadata for GIS files of projects b2_1_3
Atlas of natural and agronomic resources of Niger and Benin
March 2000, by K. Vennemann

Atlas 
c/o Dr. L. Herrmann & K. Vennemann 
Institute of Soil Science and Land Evaluation (310) 
University of Hohenheim 
Germany, 70593 Stuttgart 
phone. +49-711-4592324 
fax.   +49-711-4593117 
email: 
atlas308@uni-hohenheim.de ("main" email for the  Atlas)
herrmann@uni-hohenheim.de (Project Co-ordinator: Dr. L. Herrmann)
vennema@uni-hohenheim.de  (Assistant Project Co-ordinator: K. Vennemann)
kstahr@uni-hohenheim.de   (Project Leader: Prof.Dr.K.Stahr)

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For the project b2_1_3 "Bio-climatic zones" (of Niger) no GIS data are available at this point in time. The map is only available in graphics formats: *.gif, *.jpg, *.wmf and as Microsoft powerpoint(97) *.ppt. The maps where created in 1999 at the  Geography Department, FLSH, Abdou Moumouni University of Niamey (B.P. 418 Niamey, Niger, email : depgeo@ intnet.ne) by  Saley Bana Zakari ; Yamba Boubacar  and  Bouzou Moussa Ibrahim. The data source for this elaboration of the bio-climatic zones of Niger was exclusively the National Meteorological Service (DMN). Within the observation network the quality and length of data series vary considerably. In order to gain a better understanding of the spatial variability, only data from stations covering the period 1969-1998 were used, which corresponds to the most recent climatic situation. 