This is a BMBF funded Automatic Weather Station (AWS) donated by WASCAL to Burkina Faso through ANAM (Agence Nationale de la Meteorologie) to strengthen the climate observatories of the member countries, co-develop together a regional/transboundary observation network to ultimately contribute to filling the climate data gap in West Africa.

According to the MoU signed with ANAM, the data from this AWS should only be used for research, capacity building, and services development. Any commercial use of the data is forbidden.

The metadata and the variables collected from this AWS is as follows:
Manufacturer: NESA
Date of Installation:
Location: Boassa village (South East, near Ouagadougou)
Current status: Working
Frequency of measurement: 10 min
Frequency of data transmission to the server: 60 min
Data platform for download: www.wascal-hydromet-net.org
Link to the AWS page: www.wascal-hydromet-net.org

Variables measured as in the data available for download:

Parameter Unit Type
Air Temperature °C Average
Air Temperature °C Minimun
Air Temperature °C Maximun
Relative Humidity % Average
Relative Humidity % Minimun
Relative Humidity % Maximun
Global Solar Radiation W/m2 Average
Global Solar Radiation W/m2 Minimun
Global Solar Radiation W/m2 Maximun
Wind Speed m/s Average
Wind Speed m/s Minimun
Wind Speed m/s Maximun
Rainfall mm/h Totalization