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https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-5859-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-25-5859-2021
Research article
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11 Nov 2021
Research article |  | 11 Nov 2021

Large-scale sensitivities of groundwater and surface water to groundwater withdrawal

Marc F. P. Bierkens, Edwin H. Sutanudjaja, and Niko Wanders

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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.