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Influence of intensive agriculture and geological heterogeneity on the recharge of an arid aquifer system (Saq–Ram, Arabian Peninsula) inferred from GRACE data
Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Coll France, INRAE, CEREGE
UM 34, 13545 Aix en Provence, France
Julio Gonçalvès
Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Coll France, INRAE, CEREGE
UM 34, 13545 Aix en Provence, France
Bruno Hamelin
Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Coll France, INRAE, CEREGE
UM 34, 13545 Aix en Provence, France
Thomas Stieglitz
Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Coll France, INRAE, CEREGE
UM 34, 13545 Aix en Provence, France
Pierre Deschamps
Aix Marseille Université, CNRS, IRD, Coll France, INRAE, CEREGE
UM 34, 13545 Aix en Provence, France
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Short summary
This study assesses the detailed water budget of the Saq–Ram Aquifer System using satellite gravity data. Spatial heterogeneities regarding the groundwater recharge were identified: (i) irrigation excess is great enough to artificially recharge the aquifer; and (ii) volcanic lava deposits, which cover 8% of the domain, contribute to more than 50% of the total natural recharge. This indicates a major control of geological context on arid aquifer recharge, which has been poorly discussed hitherto.
This study assesses the detailed water budget of the Saq–Ram Aquifer System using satellite...
