APN/PABITRA Joint Analysis Workshop: Samoa

Background Information Files

Note: The items on this list, as well as the contents of the individual files, are expected to change frequently

Final Reports

• Mila Misa PowerPoint presentation (as a pdf file)
• Summary Poster (panel 1, panel 2)(as jpg files)

Anticipated Participants

• Tentative List of Overseas Participants

Itinerary

• Agenda (alt format: Word)

Maps

• Savai`i Island, Samoa (with transects marked)[PDF]
• "Tourist Map" (showing lava fields)[GIF]
• Gazetteer of Samoa (interactive mapping of place names)

Topographic Profiles

• NE Savai`i (Matavanu Flow Transect)[PDF]
• NW Savai`i (A`opo Transect)[PDF](GIF with dry season zones)
• SW Savai`i (Si`utu & Taga Transects)[PDF]
• SE Savai`i (Ga`utavi - Sili -Sinaloa Falls & Satupa`itea - Lake Mafane Transects)[PDF]
• Slopes [GIF] (with transect locations)

Plant Checklists & References

• A`opo Montane Forest Transect (elevation locations: 810 m, 1120 m, 1320 m, 1560 m, 1700 m)[PDF](alt format: Excel File)
  (Source: " The  Conservation of Biological Diversity in Upland Ecosystems of Samoa" , a Tech. Rep. of the Samoa Dep. of Lands, Surveys, and Environment by Cedric Schuster, Arthur Whistler, Tapulolou Siuli Tuailemafua, Te'o Kalati Poai, Toni Tipama'a, James Atherton, and Francois Martel.)
• Population Structure Diagrams: Dysoxylum samoense and Myristica fatua [PDF]
• Whistler, W. Arthur, 2002. The Samoan Rainforest: A Guide to the Vegetation of the Samoan Archipelago. Isle Botanica, Honolulu, HI. 168 pp.
• New Zealand Department of Conservation, 1992. The Conservation of Biological Diversity in the Coastal Lowlands of Western Samoa. [extracts]
• Vegetation Types Map [GIF](with transect locations)

Climate & Weather

• Climate Diagrams
  • Fagamalo, Falealupo and Tuasivi [PDF]
  • Savai`i map with climate diagrams [PDF]
  • Western Polynesia map with climate diagrams [PDF]
• Asau, Savai`i with monthly rainfall bars (1973-1978) [GIF]
• El Nino/ENSO consensus classification (1950-2002)[GIF]
• Savai`i Wet Season Rainfall [GIF]
• Savai`i Dry Season Rainfall [GIF]
• Environmental Classes [GIF] (with transect locations)

Administrative Contacts

• Joint Analysis Workshop Coordinator: Dr. Nat Tuivavalagi
• PABITRA Director: Dr. Dieter Mueller-Dombois
• Web Services: Dr. Kim Bridges

Logistical Information

• Plant Ecology Equipment List

Weather & Climate Links

• Current Weather: Samoa Meteorology Division (links to the 3 automated stations on Savai`i)
• Penehuro Lefale, 2003. Seasons in Samoa, Water & Atmosph. 11: 10-11.[alt format: PDF]
• Rainfall Outlook to October, 2003 & October to December, 2003
• ENSO and Sea Surface Temperatures
• Overview of the Samoa Climate (with notes on cyclone, tsunami and earthquake events)
• Current Satellite Photos (Fiji Met. Service)
• Pacific Rainfall Database (data extracted for some Savai`i sites)

News Sources

• Pacific Islands Report

Last Updated: 12/23/2003