Monitoring groundwater variability from space; the GRACE satellite gravity mission

John Wahr; Virendra M. Tiwari; Sean Swenson; Guenter Bloeschl; Nick van de Giesen; D. Murlidharan; Ren Liliang; Frederique Seyler; Uttam Sharma; Jaroslav Vrba

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Monitoring groundwater variability from space; the GRACE satellite gravity mission

John Wahr, Virendra M. Tiwari, Sean Swenson, Guenter Bloeschl, Nick van de Giesen, D. Murlidharan, Ren Liliang, Frederique Seyler, Uttam Sharma et Jaroslav Vrba

IAHS-AISH Publication, Vol.330, pp.263-270

Joint convention of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences and the International Association of Hydrogeologists, symposium JS.3

2009

Résumé

Applied geophysics

aquifers

climatic controls

GRACE

gravity field

ground water

Hydrogeology

hydrologic cycle

hydrology

moisture

monitoring

remote sensing

satellite methods

snow

storage coefficient

surface water

water table

NASA and the German Space Agency (DLR) launched the GRACE satellite mission in 2002. GRACE provides accurate monthly solutions for Earth's global gravity field. Differences between solutions provide information about monthly variations in Earth's mass distribution. The results can be used to monitor changes in the total volume of water stored in regions with scales of a few hundred kilometres and larger. Total water volume includes contributions from groundwater, soil moisture, surface water, and snow. If soil moisture and surface water+snow contributions are subtracted, using observations or model output, the residuals provide groundwater variability.

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Titre: Monitoring groundwater variability from space; the GRACE satellite gravity mission
Créateurs - sans rôle: John Wahr - University of Colorado, Department of Physics Boulder, CO USA United States
Virendra M. Tiwari - National Geophysical Research Institute
Sean Swenson - National Center for Atmospheric Research USA United States
Guenter Bloeschl - Vienna University of Technology Vienna AUT Austria
Nick van de Giesen - Delft University of Technology NLD Netherlands
D. Murlidharan - National Geophysical Research Institute IND India
Ren Liliang - Hohai University CHN China
Frederique Seyler - Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement FRA France
Uttam Sharma - Center for Natural Resources Management IND India
Jaroslav Vrba - United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
Détails de publication: IAHS-AISH Publication, Vol.330, pp.263-270
Colloque: Joint convention of the International Association of Hydrological Sciences and the International Association of Hydrogeologists, symposium JS.3
Éditeur: International Association of Hydrological Sciences
Nombre de pages: 8
Identifiants: 99149949109311
Unité académique: Observation Spatiale, Modèles et Science Impliquée - ESPACE DEV
Langue: English
Type de ressource: Journal article