Articles | Volume 19, issue 3
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-1487-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-19-1487-2015
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, T. N. Olsthoorn, D. A. M. A. Al-Manmi, E. J. O. Schrama, and E. H. Smidt

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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.