Assessing the impacts of droughts and water extraction on groundwater

该项目旨在开发一种新的框架，利用来自卫星的大数据来评估干旱和取水对澳大利亚地下水资源的影响，目前对干旱和取水的影响知之甚少，难以监测。该项目希望对驱动地下水可用性变化的机制产生新的见解，并确定持续开采地下水的风险。预期成果包括建立新的国家能力，从太空评估和监测地下水资源，并为政府、农民、社区和传统所有者提供数据，以便更好地为未来的干旱做好准备，加强备灾，并在不断变化的气候中可持续地管理地下水资源。

This project aims to develop a novel framework that uses big data from satellites to assess the impacts of droughts and water extraction on groundwater resources in Australia, currently poorly understood and difficult to monitor. This project expects to generate new insights into the mechanisms driving changes in groundwater availability and identify risks from sustained groundwater extraction. Expected outcomes include a new national capability to assess and monitor groundwater resources from space and providing data for government, farmers, communities and traditional owners to better prepare for future droughts, increase disaster preparedness, and sustainably manage groundwater resources in a changing climate.