Predicting groundwater recharge for varying land cover and climate conditions – a global meta-study
Predicting groundwater recharge for varying land cover and climate conditions – a global meta-study
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预测不同土地覆盖和气候条件下的地下水补给——一项全球元研究
DOI:
10.5194/hess-22-2689-2018
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发表时间:
2017
影响因子:
6.3
通讯作者:
M. Saft
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作者:
C. Mohan;A. Western;Yongping Wei;M. Saft
Abstract. Groundwater recharge is one of the important factors determining the
groundwater development potential of an area. Even though recharge plays a
key role in controlling groundwater system dynamics, much uncertainty remains
regarding the relationships between groundwater recharge and its governing
factors at a large scale. Therefore, this study aims to identify the most
influential factors of groundwater recharge, and to develop an empirical
model to estimate diffuse rainfall recharge at a global scale. Recharge
estimates reported in the literature from various parts of the world
(715 sites) were compiled and used in model building and testing exercises.
Unlike conventional recharge estimates from water balance, this study used a
multimodel inference approach and information theory to explain the
relationship between groundwater recharge and influential factors, and to predict
groundwater recharge at 0.5 ∘ resolution. The results show that
meteorological factors (precipitation and potential evapotranspiration) and
vegetation factors (land use and land cover) had the most predictive power
for recharge. According to the model, long-term global average annual
recharge (1981–2014) was 134 mm yr −1 with a prediction error ranging
from − 8 to 10 mm yr −1 for 97.2 % of cases. The recharge estimates
presented in this study are unique and more reliable than the existing global
groundwater recharge estimates because of the extensive validation carried
out using both independent local estimates collated from the literature and
national statistics from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). In a water-scarce future driven by increased anthropogenic development, the results from
this study will aid in making informed decisions about groundwater potential
at a large scale.