A - Aquifer Media (DRASTIC)
The aquifer media layer is created by direct assignment of aquifers to A index values from 1-10. The metamorphic and igneous rocks were given the lowest ‘A’-value of 3 and the karstified limestone is given the highest value of 10. The majority of the catchment can be grouped into bedded sedimentary rocks and given a value of 6.
dataset
A-values Boyne Pilot DRASTIC, Ireland
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Geoscientific information
European Geoscience Registry - Projects:
Free:
Aquifer, Rock Unit Groups, Ireland, DRASTIC, HOVER WP7, Boyne
-7.40,
53.26,
-6.32,
54.00
creation: 2021-05-01
grid
Geological Survey Ireland (GSI)
Block 1, Booterstown Hall, Booterstown, Blackrock,
Dublin,
A94 N2R6,
Ireland
email:
Caoimhe.Hickey@gsi.ie
Role: author
Data Quality
The GSI National Aquifer Map was reclassified as per DRASTIC methodology. It was created using ESRI ArcMap 10.5 and QGIS as a shapefile and converted into .tiff format
Constraints
Metadata about metadata
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Geological Survey Ireland (GSI)
Block 1, Booterstown Hall, Booterstown, Blackrock,
Dublin,
A94 N2R6,
Ireland
email:
Caoimhe.Hickey@gsi.ie
Role: point of contact
2023-12-05