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Ghana 100m. Covariates
MERIT Elevation 2007, Ghana

The dataset is available to download in Geotiff format at a resolution of 3 arc-second (approximately 100m at the equator). The projection is Geographic Coordinate System, WGS84.
The value of each grid cell represents its elevation above the sea level (in meters).

Filenames: Example - gha_elevation_merit103_100m_v1.tif represents MERIT elevation 2007 in Ghana

Data Source: Yamazaki D., D. Ikeshima, R. Tawatari, T. Yamaguchi, F. O'Loughlin, J.C. Neal, C.C. Sampson, S. Kanae & P.D. Bates. A high accuracy map of global terrain elevations. Geophysical Research Letters, vol.44, pp.5844-5853, 2017 doi: 10.1002/2017GL072874

Region : Ghana
DOI : 10.5258/SOTON/WP00772
Date of production : 2024-01-01
Recommended citation

D. Woods, T. McKeen, A. Cunningham, R. Priyatikanto, A. Sorichetta , A.J. Tatem and M. Bondarenko. 2024 "WorldPop high resolution, harmonised annual global geospatial covariates. Version 1.0." University of Southampton: Southampton, UK. DOI:10.5258/SOTON/WP00772

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