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Research article
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27 Aug 2020
Research article |
| 27 Aug 2020
| 27 Aug 2020
Climate–groundwater dynamics inferred from GRACE and the role of hydraulic memory
Department of Geography, University College London, London, UK
Richard G. Taylor
Department of Geography, University College London, London, UK
Chris M. Brierley
Department of Geography, University College London, London, UK
Mohammad Shamsudduha
Department of Geography, University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, UK
Mark O. Cuthbert
School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK
Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Short summary
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.
Knowledge of the relationship between climate and groundwater is limited and typically...
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