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Research article
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11 Nov 2021
Research article |
| 11 Nov 2021
| 11 Nov 2021
Large-scale sensitivities of groundwater and surface water to groundwater withdrawal
Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80115,
3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands
Unit Soil and Groundwater Systems, Deltares, P.O. Box 85467, 3508 AL
Utrecht, the Netherlands
Edwin H. Sutanudjaja
Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80115,
3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands
Niko Wanders
Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, P.O. Box 80115,
3508 TC Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Short summary
We introduce a simple analytical framework that allows us to estimate to what extent large-scale groundwater withdrawal affects groundwater levels and streamflow. It also calculates which part of the groundwater withdrawal comes out of groundwater storage and which part from a reduction in streamflow. Global depletion rates obtained with the framework are compared with estimates from satellites, from global- and continental-scale groundwater models, and from in situ datasets.
We introduce a simple analytical framework that allows us to estimate to what extent large-scale...
