Identification

Title

Groundwater Monitoring Data, Virkisjokull Glacier Observatory, 2012-2018

Abstract

Groundwater level and groundwater temperature data measured in 9 boreholes between August 2012 and August 2018. Groundwater conductivity data measured in 1 of these boreholes from September 2012 to August 2014. Eight of the boreholes are drilled into a sandur (glacial outwash floodplain) aquifer in front of Virkisjokull glacier, SE Iceland, and are between 8.2 and 14.9 m deep. The remaining borehole is drilled into a volcanic rock aquifer between the sandur and glacier and is 5.1 m deep. Selected groundwater monitoring data are reported in Ó Dochartaigh, B. É., et al. 2019. Groundwater?- glacier?meltwater interaction in proglacial aquifers, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2019-120. Further information on borehole installations and geology can be found in Ó Dochartaigh et al. 2012. Groundwater investigations at Virkisjokull, Iceland: data report 2012. British Geological Survey Open Report OR/12/088, http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/500570/

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html?#item129318

function: download

https://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci-discuss.net/hess-2019-120/

function: information

https://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/citedData/catalogue/3c28c1e9-d19d-431c-8c30-e9a014447d7b.html

function: information

https://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/glacierMonitoring/portal/home.html

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607489

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Additional information source

Virkisjokull, SE Iceland. SW Long/Lat: -16.8605, 63.94247222 NE Long/Lat: -16.8220278, 63.96083333

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

geoscientificInformation

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Flood plains

Temperature

Ground water level

Aquifers

Hydrogeology

Conductivity

Monitoring

Groundwater

Glaciers

originating controlled vocabulary

title

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2011

Keyword set

keyword value

NERC_DDC

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

-16.8600

East bounding longitude

-16.8200

North bounding latitude

63.9600

South bounding latitude

63.9400

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1979

code identifying the extent

ICELAND [id=903000]

Extent group

authority code

title

ISO 3166_1 alpha-2

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009

code identifying the extent

IS

Extent group

authority code

title

ISO 3166_1 alpha-3

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009

code identifying the extent

ISL

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2012-08-21

End position

2018-08-25

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2019-08-01

Frequency of update

notEntered

Quality and validity

Lineage

Data were measured using automatic pressure-temperature loggers or an automatic pressure-temperature-conductivity logger. Measurements were recorded at 15 minute intervals between September 2012 and August 2014, and at 30 minute intervals between August 2014 and August 2018. Details are given in Ó Dochartaigh, B. É., et al. 2019. Groundwater- glacier meltwater interaction in proglacial aquifers, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2019-120.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011

degree

false

explanation

See the referenced specification

Conformity report

specification

title

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

false

explanation

See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Data format

name of format

MS Excel

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

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.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Road

BELFAST

BT4 3SB

United Kingdom

telephone number

028 9038 8462

facsimile number

028 9038 8461

email address

gsni@economy-ni.gov.uk

responsible party role

distributor

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

Dundonald House, Upper Newtownards Road

BELFAST

BT4 3SB

United Kingdom

telephone number

028 9038 8462

facsimile number

028 9038 8461

email address

gsni@economy-ni.gov.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

EDINBURGH

EH14 4AP

United Kingdom

telephone number

0115 936 3142

facsimile number

0115 936 3276

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

distributor

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South

EDINBURGH

EH14 4AP

United Kingdom

telephone number

0115 936 3142

facsimile number

0115 936 3276

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth

NOTTINGHAM

NG12 5GG

United Kingdom

telephone number

+44 115 936 3100

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-01-23

Metadata language

eng