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Spatiotemporal evolution of water storage changes in India from the updated GRACE-derived gravity records

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Title Spatiotemporal evolution of water storage changes in India from the updated GRACE-derived gravity records
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Creator Dileep K. Panda
John Wahr
 
Subject Spatiotemporal
GRACE
groundwater
 
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Investigating changes in terrestrial water storage (TWS) is important for understanding response of the hydrological cycle to recent climate variability worldwide. This is particularly critical in India where the current economic development and food security greatly depend on its water resources. We use 129 monthly gravity solutions from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellites for the period of January 2003 to May 2014 to characterize spatiotemporal variations of TWS and groundwater storage (GWS). The spatiotemporal evolution of GRACE data reflects consistent patterns with that of several hydroclimatic variables and also shows that most of the water loss has occurred in the northern parts of India. Substantial GWS depletion at the rate of 1.25 and 2.1 cm yr21 has taken place, respectively in the Ganges Basin and Punjab state, which are known as the India’s grain bowl. Of particular concern is the Ganges Basin’s storage loss in drought years, primarily due to anthropogenic groundwater withdrawals that sustain rice and wheat cultivation. We estimate these losses to be approximately 41, 44, and 42 km3 in 2004, 2009, and 2012, respectively. The GWS depletions that constitute about 90% of the observed TWS loss are also influenced by a marked rise in temperatures since 2008. A high degree of correspondence between GRACE-derived GWS and in situ groundwater levels from observation well validates the results. This validation increases confidence level in the application of GRACE observations in monitoring large-scale storage changes in intensely irrigated areas in India and other regions around the world.
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Date 2018-07-23T09:50:44Z
2018-07-23T09:50:44Z
2015-12-18
 
Type Research Paper
 
Identifier 27
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/6293
 
Language English
 
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Publisher AGU Publications