Al Marmoun Desert
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Area · 2014
949 km²
Commune · ARE
Grayteesah
United Arab Emirates
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Area
93,1km²
Ecological tissue
Graphe en cours d’indexation
Calcul du tissu écologique de cette entité.
Le graphe apparaîtra automatiquement dès que le calcul est terminé (rafraîchissement toutes les 2s).
Species present
Computing species observations from GBIF…
Climate
Mean T°
27,3°C
Annual rain
120mm
Warmest m°
43,4°C
Coldest m°
12,2°C
Elevation: 155 m on average (min 117 m, max 189 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,3°C
Annual rain
120mm
Warmest month
43,4°C
Coldest month
12,2°C
Mean alt.
155m
Min
117m
Max
189m
Std. dev.
17m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)Arid
CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)
Soil & lithology
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
2,5g/kg
Clay
18,2%
Sand
56,1%
Silt
25,7%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiMaggregated to Sector 9
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
2,8g/kg
Clay
17,0%
Sand
57,4%
Silt
25,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,3
Org. C
2,7g/kg
Clay
17,1%
Sand
57,1%
Silt
25,9%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
2,0g/kg
Clay
20,6%
Sand
53,7%
Silt
25,7%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest0.5%
Crops0.8%
Built-up0.4%
Bare soil96.7%
Other (grassland, water…)1.6%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
0hab/km²
Night light
2,0nW
Built-up
37,4%
Pesticides
0,1kg/km²
GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)
Protected areas1
IUCN Not Reported · 1
WDPA (World Database on Protected Areas) — UNEP-WCMC & IUCN