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Identification

Data Identification:
citation:
Citation:
Title:
GRACE, GLDAS and piezometric data for Makutapora and Limpopo Basins (NERC grant NE/M008932/1)
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
revision
date:
2019-04-01
Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
code:
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607445
Abstract:
Monthly time-series data of GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) total terrestrial water storage (TWS), GLDAS (Global Land Data Assimilation System) soil moisture, surface water (surface runoff), snow water storage, and basin-aggregated observations from piezometric data for the Makutapora Basin (Tanzania) and Limpopo Basin (South Africa).
Point of Contact:
Responsible Party:
Individual Name:
Dr Mohammad Shamsudduha
Organisation Name:
University College London
Position Name:
Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
Address:
Address:
Delivery Point:
South Wing Room no. 40 Gower Street
city:
London
Postal Code:
WC1E 6BT
e-mail:
not available
role:
pointOfContact
Responsible Party:
Individual Name:
Professor Richard Taylor
Organisation Name:
University College London
Position Name:
Department of Geography
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
Address:
Address:
Delivery Point:
Gower Street
city:
London
Postal Code:
WC1E 6BT
e-mail:
not available
role:
principalInvestigator
Resource Maintenance:
MD_MaintenanceInformation:
maint. / update frequency:
notApplicable
Graphic overview:
Browse Graphic:
File Name:
https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/858d7471-a4a2-0944-e054-002128a47908.png
Descriptive Keywords:
Keywords:
keyword:
http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept?cp=13&langcode=en&ns=5
keyword:
Geology
Thesaurus Name:
Citation:
Title:
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
Date:
CI_Date:
date:
2008-06-01
Date Type:
publication
Keywords:
keyword:
NGDC Deposited Data
keyword:
Groundwater
Thesaurus Name:
Citation:
Title:
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
Date:
CI_Date:
date:
2022
Date Type:
revision
Keywords:
keyword:
NGDC Deposited Data
keyword:
https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html
Type:
dataCentre
Keywords:
keyword:
NERC_DDC
Resource Constraints:
MD_LegalConstraints:
Access Constraints:
otherRestrictions
Other Constraints:
http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/LimitationsOnPublicAccess/noLimitations
Other Constraints:
no limitations
Other Constraints:
The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
MD_LegalConstraints:
Use Constraints:
otherRestrictions
Other Constraints:
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Other Constraints:
Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]"
language:
eng
topicCategory:
geoscientificInformation
Extent:
Extent:
Geographic Element:
Geographic Bounding Box:
westBoundLongitude:
25.0000
eastBoundLongitude:
32.0500
southBoundLatitude:
-26.5000
northBoundLatitude:
-22.1000
Geographic Bounding Box:
westBoundLongitude:
35.6000
eastBoundLongitude:
36.0200
southBoundLatitude:
-6.0800
northBoundLatitude:
-5.6000
Geographic Description:
Geographic Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
authority:
Citation:
Title:
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
creation
date:
1979
code:
SOUTH AFRICA [id=670000]
Geographic Description:
Geographic Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
authority:
Citation:
Title:
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
creation
date:
1979
code:
TANZANIA [id=685000]
Geographic Description:
Geographic Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
authority:
Citation:
Title:
ISO 3166_1 alpha-2
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
revision
date:
2009
code:
ZA
Geographic Description:
Geographic Identifier:
RS_Identifier:
authority:
Citation:
Title:
ISO 3166_1 alpha-3
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
revision
date:
2009
code:
ZAF
Temporal Element:
TemporalExtent:
extent:
begin / end:
begin:
2002-08
end:
2016-07
Supplemental Information:
Makutapora Basin, Tanzania (centre coordinates: longitude 35.75 and latitude -5.9) Limpopo Basin (South Africa) (centre coordinates: longitude 29.42 and latitude -23.39)

Distribution

Distribution:
Distribution Format:
Format:
Format Name:
MS Excel
Transfer Options:
Digital Transfer Options:
onLine:
CI_OnlineResource:
linkage:
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-1751-2019
function:
information
Digital Transfer Options:
onLine:
CI_OnlineResource:
linkage:
https://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item127007
function:
download

Data Quality

Data Quality:
Scope:
DQ_Scope:
level:
dataset
Level Description:
MD_ScopeDescription:
other:
dataset
Report:
Domain Consistency:
Result:
Conformance Result:
specification:
Citation:
Title:
INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
publication
date:
2011
explanation:
See the referenced specification
pass:
0
Domain Consistency:
Result:
Conformance Result:
specification:
Citation:
Title:
Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services
Date:
CI_Date:
Date Type:
publication
date:
2010-12-08
explanation:
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
pass:
0
Lineage:
LI_Lineage:
statement:
Data and methods for GRACE and GLDAS land surface model data processing are described in the paper, "The El Niño event of 2015–2016: climate anomalies and their impact on groundwater resources in East and Southern Africa" published in Hydrology and Earth System Sciences.

Metadata

File Identifier:
858d7471-a4a2-0944-e054-002128a47908
language:
eng
Resource type:
dataset
Metadata Contact:
Responsible Party:
Organisation Name:
British Geological Survey
Contact Info:
CI_Contact:
phone:
CI_Telephone:
voice:
+44 115 936 3100
Address:
Address:
Delivery Point:
Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth
city:
NOTTINGHAM
administrative Area:
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Postal Code:
NG12 5GG
country:
United Kingdom
e-mail:
enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
role:
pointOfContact
Date Stamp:
2024-04-24
Metadata Standard Name:
http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/M25/current/GEMINI/
Metadata Standard Name:
UK GEMINI
Metadata Standard Version:
2.3
Dataset URI:
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607445