Articles | Volume 22, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-6449-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-6449-2018
Research article
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13 Dec 2018
Research article |  | 13 Dec 2018

Application of an improved global-scale groundwater model for water table estimation across New Zealand

Rogier Westerhoff, Paul White, and Gonzalo Miguez-Macho

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Our study improved a global-scale groundwater model to build the first nationwide estimate of the water table surface in New Zealand. By identifying the main alluvial aquifers with high spatial detail, we showed that this model can help better delineate aquifer boundaries. In catchment studies we demonstrated excellent correlation with ground observations and provided water table estimates where data were sparse and across regions, which could help solve trans-boundary issues between catchments.