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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-1487-2015
© Author(s) 2015. This work is distributed under
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Research article
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24 Mar 2015
Research article |
| 24 Mar 2015
Identifying water mass depletion in northern Iraq observed by GRACE
G. Mulder
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
T. N. Olsthoorn
Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
D. A. M. A. Al-Manmi
University of Sulaimani, Department of Geology, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
E. J. O. Schrama
Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
E. H. Smidt
Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Flow–duration curve integration into digital filtering algorithms for simulating climate variability based on river baseflow R. Mohammed & M. Scholz 10.1080/02626667.2018.1519318
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- Quantifying the anthropogenic impact on groundwater resources of North China using Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment data and land surface models B. Ebead et al. 10.1117/1.JRS.11.026029
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Short summary
From 2007 to 2009, northern Iraq suffered a severe drought and GRACE satellite observations indicate a water loss of about 146mm equivalent water height (EWH) in the same period. To identify the main causes of this water loss, we developed a model based on geology, remote sensing and stream flow data. Our findings indicate that anthropogenic groundwater extraction has
a minor influence in this region, while a decline in lake mass and
natural depletion of groundwater play a key role.
From 2007 to 2009, northern Iraq suffered a severe drought and GRACE satellite observations...
