Dataset

GRACE, GLDAS and piezometric data for Makutapora and Limpopo Basins (NERC grant NE/M008932/1)

Surface WaterSub-Saharan AfricaBritish Geological Survey (BGS)

Dataset Objective

To provide piezometric data for Makutapora and Limpopo Basins

Context

Data was collected as part of the GroFutures (Groundwater Futures in Sub-Saharan Africa) Project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Grant no. NE/M008932/1

What is included

Data contains the Basin-averaged groundwater storage anomaly with a specific yield of 0.025, total terrestrial water storage (TWS), soil moisture anomaly, total surface water (surface runoff), snow water storage, among other attributes for the Makutapora Basin and Limpopo Basins found in Tanzania and South Africa respectively.

Collection Methods

Remote sensing