Soil dataset (soil moisture and temperature profiles), within the Fakara site (2 000 km2), Niger

Documentation of soil water content and of soil hydrodynamic behaviour from surface to 2.5 m deep. Knowledge of main infiltration areas and of the speed of water front progression. This dataset is part of the AMMA-CATCH eco-hydrological observatory over West Africa Soil moisture and temperature profiles (0 - ~2m) in various soil cover types and in presumed preferential infiltration zones: millet, fallow, gully, vegetated and bare soil areas in tiger bush. Cappelaere, B., Descroix, L., Lebel, T., Boulain, N., Ramier, D., Laurent, J.P., Favreau, G., Boubkraoui, S., Boucher, M., Moussa, I.B., Chaffard, V., Hiernaux, P., Issoufou, H.B.A., Le Breton, E., Mamadou, I., Nazoumou, Y., Oi, M., Ottle, C. and Quantin, G., 2009: The AMMA-CATCH experiment in the cultivated Sahelian area of south-west Niger - Investigating water cycle response to a fluctuating climate and changing environment. Journal of Hydrology, 375, 34-51, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2009.06.021. Pellarin, T., Laurent, J.P., Cappelaere, B., Decharme, B., Descroix, L. and Ramier, D., 2009: Hydrological modelling and associated microwave emission of a semi-arid region in South-western Niger. Journal of Hydrology, 375, 262-272, doi:10.1016/j.jhydrol.2008.12.003