Al Wohoosh Desert
IUCN Not ReportedProtected Area · 2014
15 km²
Sector · ARE
Sector 7
United Arab Emirates
BWhArid, desert, hot(100 %)
Area
188,6km²
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°
27,4°C
Annual rain
127mm
Warmest m°
43,3°C
Coldest m°
12,6°C
Elevation: 114 m on average (min 70 m, max 160 m)
Bioclimatic details19 BIO + Köppen full + altitude statsExpert
Annual mean temp.
27,4°C
Annual rain
127mm
Warmest month
43,3°C
Coldest month
12,6°C
Mean alt.
114m
Min
70m
Max
160m
Std. dev.
19m
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
3,2g/kg
Clay
18,1%
Sand
53,8%
Silt
28,1%
Average over 0-30 cm. Per-depth details in expert panel.
Dominant lithology: suGLiM
3 soil depths detailed0-5cm / 5-15cm / 15-30cm × 5 propsExpert
0–5 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
3,8g/kg
Clay
16,8%
Sand
54,8%
Silt
28,4%
5–15 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
3,0g/kg
Clay
18,0%
Sand
54,3%
Silt
27,8%
15–30 cm
pH H₂O
8,2
Org. C
2,8g/kg
Clay
19,4%
Sand
52,4%
Silt
28,1%
SoilGrids 250m (ISRIC, 2017) · GLiM v1.0 (Hartmann & Moosdorf 2012)
Land cover
Forest2.0%
Crops3.5%
Built-up0.8%
Bare soil85.7%
Other (grassland, water…)7.9%
Copernicus Global Land Cover 100m (Buchhorn et al. 2020)
Hydrology
Computing basins, lakes, rivers…
Human pressure
Pop. density
1hab/km²
Night light
7,9nW
Built-up
80,2%
Pesticides
89,5kg/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