SAWA Platform - Jordan

Basic Information
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Site Name
SAWA Platform
Short name
SAWA Platform
Country
Jordan
Web Address
http://jordanltser.com/platformssites/sawa/
Last modified
2020-06-29 10:06:34

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Planned
Year Established
2009
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
LTER Jordan✖ (LTER_EU_JO_001)The affiliation of this site with "LTER Jordan" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Geographic
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Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 30.1443 Longitude: 35.1679

Elevation (average)
100.00msl
Elevation (min)
40.00msl
Elevation (max)
200.00msl
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Centroid/representative coordinates [.shp] [.kml]
Biome
Desert
Air Temperature: Average Annual
24.00°C
Precipitation Annual
50.00mm
Geology
Alluvial fans, sand dunes - granite and sand stone formations
Vegetation
sparse shrubs and dwarf shrubs, acacia shrubs and trees; ephemral annual vegetation. Bio geography: mostly Sudanian and Saharo-Arabian
Soils
sand, sandy loam
Hydrology
surface run-0ff, water table more than 20 meters deep / below surface
Site Type
Platform
Permanent Power Supply
No
Equipment notes
Aqaba city nearby with suitable accommodation
Accessible All Year
Yes
All parts of Site Accessible
Yes
Access Type
dirt road (4WD)
Permanent Operation
No
Site Visit Interval
60
LTER Site Classification
Emerging
There is EURO-CORDEX climate scenario data available for this site:
Projected Near Surface Specific Humidity ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Precipitation ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Sea Level Pressure ChangeRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Surface Downwelling Shortwave RadiationRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Wind SpeedRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Maximum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85
Projected Daily Minimum Near-Surface Air TemperatureRCP26RCP45RCP85

You can also download the entire climate scenario dataset for this site from the EUDAT B2SHARE data store.