Identification

Title

Gro for GooD Rainfall Data from 23 Manual Rain Gauges, Kwale County, Kenya (NERC grant NE/M008894/1)

Abstract

The dataset consists of daily rainfall data for 23 manual rain gauge stations installed by Gro for GooD project within and about the study area. The installed stations covering four river catchments name Ramisi River, Mukurumudzi River, Mtawa River and Mwachema River in Kwale County. The dataset period is from January 2016 to November 2018. Gro for GooD: Groundwater Risk Management for Growth and Development

Resource type

dataset

Resource locator

https://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item129587

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607496

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

geoscientificInformation

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Groundwater

Surface waters

Water

Rainfall

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2011

Keyword set

keyword value

NERC_DDC

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

38.4500

East bounding longitude

39.7000

North bounding latitude

-3.5500

South bounding latitude

-4.6700

Extent

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009

code identifying the extent

KE

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2009

code identifying the extent

KEN

Extent group

authority code

title

reference date

date type

creation

effective date

1979

code identifying the extent

KENYA [id=687000]

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2015-12-31

End position

2018-11-30

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2019-08-07

Frequency of update

notApplicable

Quality and validity

Lineage

: Stations were instrumented with CM1016 manual plastic rain gauges (climemet.com) - funnel diameter of 100mm and internal measuring cylinder calibrated at 0.5mm, capacity 25mm. External cylinder maximum capacity 225mm. The gauges are mounted on posts with collector rim at 0.7m above ground level. Instruments were installed in collaboration with Kenya Meteorological Department (KMD) under Ministry of Water, Environment and Natural Resources. Field Monitors were recruited and trained to take readings at 9:00 am daily by both Rural Focus Ltd and KMD and record data in KMD rainfall data format. Rainfall record sheet were collected monthly and quarterly analysed for quality (homogeneity and consistency based on Double Mass Curve techniques and visual inspection compared to nearby stations. Missing data is denoted with -99. A clear distinction is made between day of record and day of rain.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011

degree

false

explanation

See the referenced specification

Conformity report

specification

title

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

contact position

School of Geography and the Environment

organisation name

University of Oxford

full postal address

Oxford

OX1 3QY

email address

not available

responsible party role

principalInvestigator

Responsible party

contact position

Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment

organisation name

University of Oxford

full postal address

Oxford

OX1 3QY

email address

not available

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Responsible party

organisation name

Rural Focus Ltd

full postal address

P.O. Box 1011-10400

Nanyuki

Kenya

email address

not available

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

organisation name

Rural Focus Ltd

full postal address

P.O. Box 1011-10400

Nanyuki

Kenya

email address

not available

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Oxford

email address

not available

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

organisation name

University of Oxford

email address

not available

responsible party role

originator

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

2022-01-19

Metadata language