AOC-HYCOS

Systeme d'Observation du Cycle Hydrologique de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et
Centrale - Hydrologic Cycle Observation System for West and Central
Africa (AOS-HYCOS)

AOC-HYCOS was established as a pilot project in 1999.

Temperature, humidity, daily and monthly rain fall data are available
for West and Central Africa in addition to a map of precipitation
averages for West and Central Africa from 1951 to 1989.

The Hydrologic Regional Observatory collects data from Hydrologic
platforms equipped with transmission devices (ARGOS and Meteosat) in
the West and Central Africa.

The station at Chari N'Djamena is equipped with a METEOSAT
transmission. This is a standard HYCOS model and similar to the
MED_Hycos equipment. Data is received every 3 hours by the SRDM
(Station de Reception Directe Meteosat) at the observatory in
Ouagadougou. Data, such as water, air and soil temperature, water
level, rain fall are collected. Only data from the last 7 days are
online. Historical data can be obtained from the Observatory by
contacting Michel Gautier at [e-mail].

Participating countries are:

Burkina
Cap-Vert
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Mali
Mauritania
Niger
Nigeria
Senegal
Chad

This information was obtained and translated from French to English
from the AOC-HYCOS web site at "http://aochycos.ird.ne/". The web site
is available in French.

Information obtained from "http://aochycos.ird.ne/"
Data link for Hydrological data:
"http://aochycos.ird.ne/HTMLF/ETUDES/HYDRO/INDEX.HTM"

Data link for Weather data:
"http://aochycos.ird.ne/HTMLF/ETUDES/METEO/INDEX.HTM"