Maps of lithofacies processed for erosion risk assessment of Atacora mountain in northern Benin

The dataset is a map in tif format, generated from pedogeological map of Atacora mountain. The lithofacies map identify the different types of rock or sediment/soil surface on the basis of chemical and physical resistance of different formations to weathering process. The classification was based on the cohesive characteristics of each soil of the study area expressed by the erodibility factor K of the RUSLE equation.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Geographic coverage
Geographic description Atacora Mountain, northern Benin, West Africa
Bounding coordinates
North: 9.9167
West: 0.4167
East: 2.4167
South: 11.5
Temporal coverage
Timestep January 1, 2006
Other info
Last Updated December 17, 2020, 15:41 (UTC)
Created December 17, 2020, 15:41 (UTC)

Responsible parties

Creator
Name Farris Okou
Organization affiliations
Laboratory of Applied Ecology, EU project UNDESERT
Role

Contact
Name Farris Okou
E-mail
Organization affiliations
Laboratory of Applied Ecology, EU project UNDESERT

Associated party
Name Farris Okou
Role

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Link to this dataset:

https://dataportal.senckenberg.de/dataset/16638e11-bc5a-4aeb-8411-ada52edc2b1e