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

Date (Creation): 2011-03

Identifier: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607509

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British Geological Survey - Enquiries

Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford , WALLINGFORD , OXON , OX10 8BB , United Kingdom

01491 838800
01491 692345

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Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford , WALLINGFORD , OXON , OX10 8BB , United Kingdom

01491 838800
01491 692345

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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

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Metadata language: EnglishEnglish

Topic category

Geoscientific information

Geographic identifier

TANZANIA [id=685000]

Date (Creation): 1979

Geographic identifier

Date (Revision): 2009

Geographic identifier

UGA

Date (Revision): 2009

Geographic identifier

UGANDA [id=689000]

Date (Creation): 1979

Begin date: 2010-04-01

End date: 2011-03-31

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84 (EPSG::4326)

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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

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British Geological Survey - Enquiries

Maclean Building, Crowmarsh Gifford , WALLINGFORD , OXON , OX10 8BB , United Kingdom

01491 838800
01491 692345

OnLine resource: Hydrochemical, isotopic, hydrogeological and geological data from field studies of weathered crystalline rock aquifers in Tanzania and Uganda. ( WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download )
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.

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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.