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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-24-5251-2020
© Author(s) 2020. This work is distributed under
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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12 Nov 2020
Research article |
| 12 Nov 2020
| 12 Nov 2020
Mapping groundwater abstractions from irrigated agriculture: big data, inverse modeling, and a satellite–model fusion approach
Oliver Miguel López Valencia
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Kasper Johansen
Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Bruno José Luis Aragón Solorio
Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Rasmus Houborg
Planet, Analytics Engineering, San Francisco, CA 94107, USA
Yoann Malbeteau
Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Samer AlMashharawi
Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Muhammad Umer Altaf
Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Essam Mohammed Fallatah
National Center for Water Research and Studies, Ministry of Environment Water and Agriculture, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Hari Prasad Dasari
Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Ibrahim Hoteit
Physical Science and Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
Matthew Francis McCabe
Water Desalination and Reuse Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia
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Short summary
The agricultural sector in Saudi Arabia has expanded rapidly over the last few decades, supported by non-renewable groundwater abstraction. This study describes a novel data–model fusion approach to compile national-scale groundwater abstractions and demonstrates its use over 5000 individual center-pivot fields. This method will allow both farmers and water management agencies to make informed water accounting decisions across multiple spatial and temporal scales.
The agricultural sector in Saudi Arabia has expanded rapidly over the last few decades,...
