Recorded groundwater levels taken from locations within the Gandak River Basin, Bihar, India, 2017-2019
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Ó Dochartaigh, B.; O'Keeffe, J.; Nair, T.; Jackson, C.; Krishnaswamy, J.; Chaudhary, S.; MacDonald, A. (2020). Recorded groundwater levels taken from locations within the Gandak River Basin, Bihar, India, 2017-2019. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/21df678b-6eb6-4559-9005-8eb7953b48ef
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https://doi.org/10.5285/21df678b-6eb6-4559-9005-8eb7953b48ef
The dataset contains groundwater levels from ten boreholes located in the Gandak Basin, Bihar, North India. The data was collected using automatic level loggers recording at 15-minute intervals between April 2017 and February 2019. This data set quantifies the effects of groundwater abstraction on, and seasonal changes in groundwater levels.
The data were collected as part of the NERC sponsored project Coupled Human and Natural Systems Environment (CHANSE), grant number NE/N01670X/1
The data were collected as part of the NERC sponsored project Coupled Human and Natural Systems Environment (CHANSE), grant number NE/N01670X/1
Publication date: 2020-05-19
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Format
Comma-separated values (CSV)
Spatial information
Study area
Spatial representation type
Tabular (text)
Spatial reference system
WGS 84
Temporal information
Temporal extent
2017-04-01 to 2019-02-28
Provenance & quality
Data was recorded using pressure transducers located in boreholes and calibrated using barometers located nearby. The data were downloaded by trained members of staff from Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bihar and Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE). These measurements were taken to improve understanding on how groundwater levels vary throughout the year in terms of rainfall and groundwater abstraction. Further details can be found in the supporting documentation.
The data were collected as part of the NERC sponsored project Coupled Human and Natural Systems Environment (CHANSE), grant number NE/N01670X/1.
The data were collected as part of the NERC sponsored project Coupled Human and Natural Systems Environment (CHANSE), grant number NE/N01670X/1.
Licensing and constraints
This dataset is available under the terms of the Open Government Licence
Cite this dataset as:
Ó Dochartaigh, B.; O'Keeffe, J.; Nair, T.; Jackson, C.; Krishnaswamy, J.; Chaudhary, S.; MacDonald, A. (2020). Recorded groundwater levels taken from locations within the Gandak River Basin, Bihar, India, 2017-2019. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre. https://doi.org/10.5285/21df678b-6eb6-4559-9005-8eb7953b48ef
Imperial College London
Citations
Lapworth, D.J., Ó Dochartaigh, B., Nair, T., O’Keeffe, J., Krishan, G., MacDonald, A.M., Khan, M., Kelkar, N., Choudhary, S., Krishnaswamy, J., & Jackson, C.R.(2021). Characterising groundwater-surface water connectivity in the lower Gandak catchment, a barrage regulated biodiversity hotspot in the mid-Gangetic basin. Journal of Hydrology, 594, 125923 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.125923
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NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
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NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
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Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/N01670X/1
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04 July 2024 11:33