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Hydrochemical, isotopic, hydrogeological and geological data from field studies of weathered crystalline rock aquifers in Tanzania and Uganda

Data for Uganda includes analytical, field, isotope and borehole data. Data for Tanzania includes chemistry, field, isotope and borehole data. Borehole data from the Makutopora Wellfield is also included. This data was collected to investigate the resilience to climate change in sub-Saharan Africa (Tanzania and Uganda) of intensive groundwater abstraction from weathered crystalline rock aquifer systems. The sustainability of such abstractions was investigated by examining historical aquifer responses to climate and intensive (> 1 l/s) abstraction, and investigating groundwater residence times at sites of intensive groundwater abstraction using multiple tracers. The project was DFID funded. Project partners include: University College London, the British Geological Survey and the Overseas Development Institute

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Date (Creation)
2011-03
Identifier
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607509
Point of contact
  University College London - Professor Richard Taylor ( Department of Geography )
Gower Street , London , WC1E 6BT ,
Distributor
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
Point of contact
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
Distributor
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford , WALLINGFORD , OXON , OX10 8BB , United Kingdom
01491 838800
01491 692345
Distributor
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford , WALLINGFORD , OXON , OX10 8BB , United Kingdom
01491 838800
01491 692345
Point of contact
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford , WALLINGFORD , OXON , OX10 8BB , United Kingdom
01491 838800
01491 692345
Point of contact
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford , WALLINGFORD , OXON , OX10 8BB , United Kingdom
01491 838800
01491 692345
Maintenance and update frequency
notPlanned Not planned
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Geology
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
  • Groundwater
  • Water supply
  • data.gov.uk (non-INSPIRE)
  • Aquifers
dataCentre
  • data.gov.uk (non-INSPIRE)
Keywords
  • NERC_DDC
Access constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
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.
Use constraints
otherRestrictions Other restrictions
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]"
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Geographic identifier
TANZANIA [id=685000]

Date (Creation)
1979

Geographic identifier
UG

Date (Revision)
2009

Geographic identifier
UGA

Date (Revision)
2009

Geographic identifier
UGANDA [id=689000]

Date (Creation)
1979

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Begin date
2010-04-01
End date
2011-03-31
Unique resource identifier
WGS 84 (EPSG::4326)
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Distributor
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , EDINBURGH , LOTHIAN , EH14 4AP , United Kingdom
0115 936 3142
0115 936 3276
Distributor
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford , WALLINGFORD , OXON , OX10 8BB , United Kingdom
01491 838800
01491 692345
Distributor
  British Geological Survey - Enquiries
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford , WALLINGFORD , OXON , OX10 8BB , United Kingdom
01491 838800
01491 692345
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Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2011
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
No

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2010-12-08
Explanation
See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF
Pass
No
Statement
Field studies were carried out in Uganda and Tanzania, targeting boreholes and wellfields that were already supplying >1l/s. The aim was to assess the reliability of these larger supplies, and work out the conditions necessary to have these larger supplies by gathering historical data on borehole performance, interpreting aquifer test data and taking various samples for groundwater residence times. In depth discussions of methodology are presented in the associated outputs.
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913fa83e-1647-1b35-e054-002128a47908 XML
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2025-05-07
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version
2.3
Point of contact
  British Geological Survey
Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford , Wallingford , Oxfordshire , OX10 8BB ,
+44 115 936 3100
Dataset URI
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607509
 
 

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