Identification

Title

Surface and groundwater stable isotope analysis using water samples taken from the Gandak River Basin, Bihar, India, 2017-2019

Abstract

The dataset contains stable isotope data from surface and groundwater samples collected in the Gandak Basin, north India. The data was collected between March 2017 and February 2019. These measurements were taken to improve understanding of surface and subsurface water interconnections and movement through river and canal networks and underlying aquifers. The data were collected as part of the NERC sponsored project Coupled Human and Natural Systems Environment (CHANSE), grant number NE/N01670X/1 Full details about this dataset can be found at https://doi.org/10.5285/09ae86d6-896f-430f-aab4-c5b46c265213

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/data/09ae86d6-896f-430f-aab4-c5b46c265213

name: Download the data

description: Download a copy of this data

function: download

https://data-package.ceh.ac.uk/sd/09ae86d6-896f-430f-aab4-c5b46c265213.zip

name: Supporting information

description: Supporting information available to assist in re-use of this dataset

function: information

Unique resource identifier

code

https://catalogue.ceh.ac.uk/id/09ae86d6-896f-430f-aab4-c5b46c265213

codeSpace

doi:

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

inlandWaters

environment

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

Environmental Monitoring Facilities

originating controlled vocabulary

title

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

81.124

East bounding longitude

88.154

North bounding latitude

28.476

South bounding latitude

25.145

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2017-03-01

End position

2019-02-28

Dataset reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2020-05-20

Frequency of update

Quality and validity

Lineage

Stable isotope values for 108 water samples collected in the Gandak River Basin, in Bihar, India are presented, with accompanying values for SEC (specific electrical conductivity) for most of these samples. Samples were collected between February 2017 and February 2019, of surface water, groundwater and rainfall. Most groundwater samples were sampled from boreholes or wells that were in regular daily use. Samples were unfiltered and were bottled at source in Nalgene sample bottles, filled to brim to avoid air, and labelled at source. SEC was measured at source using a field SEC meter. Samples were analysed for the stable isotopes deuterium and oxygen-18 by mass spectrometry, at British Geological Survey laboratories in the UK. Further details can be found in the supporting information. Samples were taken by staff from the British Geological Survey, Imperial College London, Tilka Manjhi Bhagalpur University, Bihar and Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE). The data were collected as part of the NERC sponsored project Coupled Human and Natural Systems Environment (CHANSE), grant number NE/N01670X/1.

Conformity

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

explanation

Data format

name of format

Comma-separated values (CSV)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Imperial College London

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

If you reuse this data, you should cite: Ó Dochartaigh, B., O’Keeffe, J., Nair, T., Jackson, C., Krishnaswamy, J., Chaudhary, S., MacDonald, A. (2020). Surface and groundwater stable isotope analysis using water samples taken from the Gandak River Basin, Bihar, India, 2017-2019. NERC Environmental Information Data Centre https://doi.org/10.5285/09ae86d6-896f-430f-aab4-c5b46c265213

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

email address

beod@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Imperial College London

email address

jimmy.okeeffe@imperial.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment

email address

tarun.nair@atree.org

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

email address

crja@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment

email address

jagdish@atree.org

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

T.M. Bhagalpur University

email address

sunil_vicramshila@yahoo.co.in

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

email address

amm@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

author

Responsible party

organisation name

Imperial College London

email address

jimmy.okeeffe@imperial.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC EDS Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

custodian

Responsible party

organisation name

NERC Environmental Information Data Centre

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

publisher

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

Environmental Information Data Centre

full postal address

Lancaster Environment Centre, Library Avenue, Bailrigg

Lancaster

LA1 4AP

UK

email address

info@eidc.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2022-05-18T13:25:14

Metadata language

eng