Quantitative maps of groundwater resources in Africa
| Dataset title | Quantitative maps of groundwater resources in Africa |
|---|---|
| Dataset creators | Alan MacDonald, British Geological Survey Helen Bonsor, British Geological Survey Brighid O Dochartaigh, British Geological Survey Richard Taylor, University College London |
| Dataset theme | Geoscientific Information |
| Dataset abstract | The quantitative maps of groundwater resources in Africa provide continental-scale maps of groundwater productivity, groundwater storage, and depth to groundwater. Each map is available for download as a 5 km resolution grid (xyz ASCII file), and also as a high resolution PDF file. The quantitative maps are the first produced for Africa and are underpinned by dedicated case studies and systematic data/literature reviews. They are designed to show information at the continental, or regional scale (nominally at 1:20M). Detailed description of the methodology and a full list of data sources used to develop the groundwater storage and productivity maps can be found in the peer-reviewed paper and supplementary material, published in Environmental Research Letters (DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/7/2/024009). A full description of the methodology used to develop the depth of groundwater map can be found in the BGS Open Report: An initial estimate of depth to groundwater across Africa (https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/17907/1/OR11067.pdf). |
| Dataset content dates | 01/01/2010 to 31/12/2010 |
| Dataset spatial coverage | Africa |
| Dataset supply format | Text File (.txt) |
| Dataset language | English-United Kingdom |
| Dataset discovery metadata record | Discovery Link to the dataset's BGS Discovery Metadata record |
| Dataset publisher | NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre |
| Dataset publication date | 3rd November 2023 |
| Dataset digital object identifier (DOI) | 10.5285/e37d09e7-6388-494b-99c8-10958d6d78c4 |
| Dataset citation text | MacDonald, A.M, Bonsor, H.C., O Dochartaigh, B., Taylor, R.G. (2023). Quantitative maps of groundwater resources in Africa. NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/e37d09e7-6388-494b-99c8-10958d6d78c4 |
| Constraints and terms of use | This data set is available under Open Government Licence, subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying any reproduced materials: "Contains data supplied by permission of the Natural Environment Research Council [YEAR]". |
| Access the dataset | https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item182832 |
| Further Information | A M MacDonald et al 2012 Environ. Res. Lett. 7 024009 (DOI 10.1088/1748-9326/7/2/024009) BONSOR HC AND MACDONALD AM. 2011. An initial estimate of depth to groundwater across Africa. British Geological Survey Open Report, OR/11/067. 2 |