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03 Nov 2026
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Global-scale meteorological-to-groundwater drought propagation and the drivers and patterns of multi-year groundwater drought
Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Sandra Hauswirth
Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Denise Ruijsch
Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Barry van Jaarsveld
Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Jonna van Mourik
Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Niko Wanders
Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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This paper investigates how weather conditions influence droughts in groundwater. We focus on understanding why some groundwater droughts last for several years, since these long events can be difficult to manage and have particularly bad impacts. We find that some features of the groundwater system can worsen the effects of dry weather, making long groundwater droughts more likely. We categorize global groundwater data into three groups to describe how it is impacted by the weather.
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