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Ó Dochartaigh, B.; O’Keeffe, J.; Nair, T.; Jackson, C.; Krishnaswamy, J.; Chaudhary, S.; MacDonald, A.

Recorded groundwater levels taken from locations within the Gandak River Basin, Bihar, India, 2017-2019

https://doi.org/10.5285/21df678b-6eb6-4559-9005-8eb7953b48ef Cite this dataset
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
Publication date: 2020-05-19

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.

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

Correspondence/contact details

Dr. Jimmy O'Keeffe
Imperial College London
 jimmy.okeeffe@imperial.ac.uk

Authors

Ó Dochartaigh, B.
British Geological Survey
O’Keeffe, J.
Imperial College London
Nair, T.
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, India
Jackson, C.
British Geological Survey
Krishnaswamy, J.
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment, India
Chaudhary, S.
T.M. Bhagalpur University, Bihar, India
MacDonald, A.
British Geological Survey

Other contacts

Custodian
NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk
Publisher
NERC Environmental Information Data Centre
 info@eidc.ac.uk

Additional metadata

Topic categories
environment
inlandWaters
Keywords
Coupled Human and Natural Systems Environment (CHANSE) , Environmental survey , groundwater , Water quality
Funding
Natural Environment Research Council Award: NE/N01670X/1
Last updated
04 March 2024 10:35

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CITE 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

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