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Research article
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22 Jul 2020
Research article |
| 22 Jul 2020
| 22 Jul 2020
Widespread decline in terrestrial water storage and its link to teleconnections across Asia and eastern Europe
Xianfeng Liu
State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center
for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085,
China
School of Geography and Tourist, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an
710119, China
Xiaoming Feng
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center
for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085,
China
Philippe Ciais
Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement,
CEA-CNRS-UVSQ, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
Bojie Fu
State Key Laboratory of Urban and Regional Ecology, Research Center
for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100085,
China
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Short summary
Freshwater availability is crucial for sustainable development across the Asian and eastern European regions. Our results indicate widespread decline in terrestrial water storage (TWS) over the region during 2002–2017, primarily due to the intensive over-extraction of groundwater and warmth-induced surface water loss. The findings provide insights into changes in TWS and its components over the Asian and eastern European regions, where there is growing demand for food grains and water supplies.
Freshwater availability is crucial for sustainable development across the Asian and eastern...
