Climate–groundwater dynamics inferred from  GRACE and the role of hydraulic memory

Opie, Simon; Taylor, Richard G.; Brierley, Chris M.; Shamsudduha, Mohammad; Cuthbert, Mark O.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-11-775-2020

Articles | Volume 11, issue 3

https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-11-775-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.5194/esd-11-775-2020

© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 3

Research article

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27 Aug 2020

Research article |

| 27 Aug 2020

Climate–groundwater dynamics inferred from GRACE and the role of hydraulic memory

Simon Opie, Richard G. Taylor, Chris M. Brierley, Mohammad Shamsudduha, and Mark O. Cuthbert

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RC1: 'Review of “Climate-groundwater dynamics inferred from GRACE and the role of hydraulic memory” by Opie et al.', Anonymous Referee #1, 18 Feb 2020
- AC1: 'Referee 1 Comments - Authors' responses', simon opie, 09 Mar 2020
SC1: 'Comment on Climate-groundwater dynamics inferred from GRACE and the role of hydraulic memory', Bridget Scanlon, 02 May 2020
- AC2: 'Bridget Scanlon Comments - Authors' responses', simon opie, 13 May 2020
RC2: 'Review', Bridget Scanlon, 20 May 2020
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Knowledge of the relationship between climate and groundwater is limited and typically undermined by the scale, duration and accessibility of observations. Using monthly satellite measurements newly compiled over 14 years in the tropics and sub-tropics, we show that the imprint of precipitation history on groundwater, i.e. hydraulic memory, is longer in drylands than humid environments with important implications for the understanding and management of groundwater resources under climate change.