Global groundwater science and sustainability

全球地下水科学与可持续发展

• 批准号: RGPIN-2018-04826
• 负责人: Gleeson, Tom
• 金额: $ 3.13万
• 依托单位: University of Victoria
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Discovery Grants Program - Individual
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2019-01-01 至 2020-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=688640
• 关键词: Global; groundwater; science; sustainability

The goal of this NSERC Discovery Grant is examining important fundamental and applied problems concerning large-scale groundwater systems that have emerged in the geoscience and engineering communities such as the sustainability of groundwater use and unresolved connections between groundwater and other Earth systems such as the climate and oceans. My long-term research objective is to examine fundamental hydrogeological processes at multiple scales as well as the interactions between groundwater, Earth processes and society to enable sustainable groundwater use. The objective of this grant is to test five exciting hypotheses:*1) groundwater interactions with other Earth systems such as the climate and oceans cluster spatially and critical transitions in groundwater-surface water systems can be predicted;*2) global groundwater model performance is within the uncertainty of observations and models can estimate the planetary boundary for groundwater use;*3) global permeability mapping can be improved with data from fault zones and greater depths;*4) the risk of groundwater contamination can be evaluated globally; and*5) renewable energy is a potential economic alternative for unsustainable groundwater use.*The hypotheses are exciting since they will help resolve the connections between groundwater and other Earth systems as well as make tangible steps towards groundwater sustainability.*This research is in the emerging field of mega-scale hydrogeology' that examines groundwater systems at regional (10's km) to continental (1000's km) scales. The field is poised to make significant breakthroughs and impact as groundwater processes are integrated into more regional to global models over the next five years. I propose an ambitious and diverse research program with exceptional HQP training that will hopefully position me to become an international leader within this field.******These studies have significant impact on current national and international concerns such as water security, ecosystem services and renewable energy production. This research program directly contributes to national research priorities of sustainable management of groundwater and low-emission energy systems as well as international priorities such as the UN Sustainable Development Goal for protecting water-related ecosystems. These studies will also significantly impact the geosciences by 1) highlighting where groundwater is important to other Earth systems and improving the next generation of Earth system models and 2) evaluating the ecological limits of groundwater use and how these could be maintained through renewable energy generation. Strategically, this research program will enhance Canada's profile in this critical field of mega-scale groundwater systems, especially as water resources emerge as a significant global concern and part of global Earth system models for the first time.**

该NSERC发现补助金的目标是研究有关地球科学和工程界出现的大规模地下水系统的重要基础和应用问题，例如地下水使用的可持续性以及地下水与气候和海洋等其他地球系统之间未解决的联系。我的长期研究目标是研究多尺度的基本水文地质过程以及地下水，地球过程和社会之间的相互作用，以实现地下水的可持续利用。这项资助的目的是测试五个令人兴奋的假设：*1）地下水与其他地球系统（如气候和海洋）的相互作用在空间上聚集，地下水-地表水系统的关键转变可以预测;*2）全球地下水模型的性能在观测的不确定性范围内，模型可以估计地下水使用的地球边界;*3）全球渗透率制图可以通过来自断层带和更大深度的数据来改进;*4）地下水污染的风险可以在全球范围内进行评估;*5）可再生能源是不可持续地下水使用的潜在经济替代方案。这些假设令人兴奋，因为它们将有助于解决地下水与其他地球系统之间的联系，并为地下水的可持续性迈出切实的步伐。这项研究是在新兴领域的大型水文地质学，检查地下水系统在区域（10公里）大陆（1000公里）的规模。随着地下水过程在未来五年内被整合到更多的区域到全球模型中，该领域有望取得重大突破和影响。我提出了一个雄心勃勃的和多样化的研究计划，并通过卓越的HQP培训，希望能使我成为这一领域的国际领导者。这些研究对当前的国家和国际关切问题，如水安全、生态系统服务和可再生能源生产产生了重大影响。该研究计划直接有助于地下水和低排放能源系统可持续管理的国家研究重点，以及保护与水有关的生态系统的联合国可持续发展目标等国际优先事项。这些研究还将通过以下方式对地球科学产生重大影响：1）突出地下水对其他地球系统的重要性，并改进下一代地球系统模型; 2）评估地下水使用的生态限制，以及如何通过可再生能源发电来维持这些限制。从战略上讲，这项研究计划将提高加拿大在大型地下水系统这一关键领域的形象，特别是水资源首次成为全球关注的重大问题和全球地球系统模型的一部分。