Subregional-scale groundwater depletion detected by GRACE for both shallow and deep aquifers in North China Plain
Subregional-scale groundwater depletion detected by GRACE for both shallow and deep aquifers in North China Plain
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GRACE检测华北平原浅层和深层含水层次区域地下水枯竭
DOI:
10.1002/2014gl062498
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发表时间:
2015-03-28
影响因子:
5.2
通讯作者:
Zhao, Wenji
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作者:
Huang, Zhiyong;Pan, Yun;Zhao, Wenji
This study explores the capability of Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) to detect heterogeneous groundwater storage (GWS) variations in two subregions of the North China Plain: the Piedmont Plain (PP, similar to 54,000km(2), mainly exploiting shallow groundwater) and East Central Plain (ECP, similar to 86,000km(2), mainly exploiting deep groundwater). Results show that the GWS anomalies estimated from GRACE data (2003-2013) agree well with those estimated from in situ observations (2005-2010) for both PP (R-2=0.91) and ECP (R-2=0.75). The shallow GWS (2003-2013) in PP declines faster (-46.56.8mm/yr) than the deep GWS in ECP (-16.91.9mm/yr). However, the shallow GWS in PP recovered more quickly especially during the 2008-2011 drought period. Despite its lower magnitude, the GRACE-derived GWS depletion in ECP reveals the overexploitation of deep GWS. This study demonstrated that the heterogeneous GWS variations can potentially be detected by GRACE at the subregional scale smaller than the typical GRACE footprint (200,000km(2)).