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GRACE, GLDAS and piezometric data for Makutapora and Limpopo Basins (NERC grant NE/M008932/1)

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).

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Metadata Language
English (en)
Dataset Reference Date ()
2019-04-01
Identifier

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607445

 

University College London

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Dr Mohammad Shamsudduha

(

Institute for Risk & Disaster Reduction

)

South Wing Room no. 40 Gower Street

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London

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WC1E 6BT

,
 

University College London

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Professor Richard Taylor

(

Department of Geography

)

Gower Street

,

London

,

WC1E 6BT

,
Maintenance and update frequency
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GEMET - INSPIRE themes
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Groundwater

Keywords
  • NERC_DDC

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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.
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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]"

Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Extent

SOUTH AFRICA [id=670000]

Dataset Reference Date ()
1979

Extent

TANZANIA [id=685000]

Dataset Reference Date ()
1979

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ZA

Dataset Reference Date ()
2009

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ZAF

Dataset Reference Date ()
2009

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Begin date
2002-08
End date
2016-07
Additional 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)

 

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Distribution Information

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Resource Locator
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-1751-2019
Resource Locator
https://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item127007
Resource Locator
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-1751-2019
Resource Locator
https://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item127007
 
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dataset
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dataset

Report

Dataset Reference Date ()
2011
Explanation

See the referenced specification

Degree

Report

Dataset Reference Date ()
2010-12-08
Explanation

See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Degree
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 XML
Metadata Language
English (en)
Resource type
dataset
Metadata Date
2023-03-29
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version

2.3

 

British Geological Survey


Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth

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NOTTINGHAM

,

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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NG12 5GG

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United Kingdom

+44 115 936 3100
 
 

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