Ontologia

Commune · KEN

Kaeris

Kenya

BWhArid, desert, hot(58 %)

Species observed

20

Observations

22

Area

2 720,9km²

Ecological tissue

Not enough documented interactions to build a meaningful graph for this territory.

Species present

20 distinct species · 22 observations

Source: GBIF Occurrence snapshot 2026-05-01.

Densité d'observations

22 obs · 6 cellules
Obs. / cellule
≥ 11
11–10
6–10
2–5
< 2

Source : GBIF — observations agrégées par hexagones 0.027° × 0.027° (~22km), filtre précision coordonnée < 10 km. Fond carte : OpenFreeMap · © OpenStreetMap.

Climate

Mean T°

28,5°C

Annual rain

340mm

Warmest m°

34,4°C

Coldest m°

22,6°C

Elevation: 670 m on average (min 501 m, max 1 208 m)

Bioclimatic detailsExpert
Annual mean temp.
28,5°C
Annual rain
340mm
Warmest month
34,4°C
Coldest month
22,6°C
Mean alt.
670m
Min
501m
Max
1 208m
Std. dev.
128m
Köppen-Geiger (dominant)
BWhArid, desert, hot(58 %)Arid

CHELSA BIO 1-19 v2.1 · ETOPO DEM 60s · Köppen-Geiger 1991-2020 (Beck et al. 2018)

Soil & lithology

pH H₂O

8,0

Org. C

13,4g/kg

Clay

29,1%

Sand

48,3%

Silt

22,6%

Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.

Dominant lithology: ssGLiMaggregated to Turkana North

3 soil depths detailedExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
19,6g/kg
Clay
28,2%
Sand
49,2%
Silt
22,6%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
11,2g/kg
Clay
29,4%
Sand
48,1%
Silt
22,5%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,0
Org. C
9,5g/kg
Clay
29,8%
Sand
47,5%
Silt
22,7%

SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)

Land cover

Forest3.1%
Crops0.8%
Built-up0.0%
Bare soil5.3%
Other (grassland, water…)90.8%

Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)

Hydrology10 basins · 0 lakes · 2 rivers

Hydrology metrics for this exact territory

Stream length here

30,2km

Basins crossed

10

Max stream order

3

Max drainage

2 853km²

Discharge in basins

8,0m³/s

Mean precip.

310mm/an

Mean T°

27,8°C

Moisture idx

-0,83

Mean runoff

82mm/an

Mean elev. (basins)

610m

Watersheds crossing here

1 more basins

Live spatial overlap (cached after first hit) · HydroBASINS lev08 × HydroLAKES × HydroRIVERS v10

Human pressure

Pop. density

0hab/km²

Night light

0,0nW

Built-up

0,6%

Pesticides

0,4kg/km²

GHSL POP/Built 2020 · VIIRS lumière nocturne · PEST-CHEMGRIDS 2020 (Maggi et al.)