Dataset

Location and Permanency of Water Bodies in the African Sahel Region from 2003-2011.

Surface WaterSub-Saharan AfricaOak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC)

Dataset Objective

To estimate the extend of surface water for the African Sahel region.

Context

This data set can be used to enhance the understanding of Earth system processes, and to support global change studies, agricultural planning, and disease prevention.

What is included

Data entails water bodies, surface water, vegetation cover, and water body location.

Collection Methods

Imagery from the Moderate-resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS)