Dataset

Biophysical measurements from Ethiopia’s Awassa region during the drought and subsequent floods of 2015-2016

SoilsEthiopiaUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UK CEH)

Dataset Objective

To assess the biochemical measurements of soil collected from farmers’ fields in Ethiopia after drought and subsequent floods.

Context

Data covers the period between 2015 to 2016. This dataset was collected as part of the NERC-funded project Building Resilience in Ethiopia's Awassa region to Drought (BREAD)

What is included

Dataset contains mineral nitrogen, percent carbon, percent nitrogen, percent soil moisture, particle size analysis and aggregate stability.

Collection Methods

Eighteen farms from four kebeles (Asore, Lay Arisho, Konicha and 1st Choroko) were sampled. Soil cores were taken from fields classed as "home", "near" and "far" from the homestead and were taken from two depths (0-20cm and 20-50cm). Soil cores were taken after the El Niño event of 2015/16, so reflect the resilience of different areas of the farm to drought.