Publication Date:
2019
Description:
〈b〉Long-term groundwater recharge rates across India by in situ measurements〈/b〉〈br〉
Soumendra N. Bhanja, Abhijit Mukherjee, R. Rangarajan, Bridget R. Scanlon, Pragnaditya Malakar, and Shubha Verma〈br〉
Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci., 23, 711-722, https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-23-711-2019, 2019〈br〉
Groundwater depletion in India has been a much-debated issue in recent years. Here we investigate long-term, spatiotemporal variation in prevailing groundwater recharge rates across India. Groundwater recharge rates have been estimated based on field-scale groundwater-level measurements and the tracer injection approach; recharge rates from the two estimates compared favorably. The role of precipitation in controlling groundwater recharge is studied.
Print ISSN:
1812-2108
Electronic ISSN:
1812-2116
Topics:
Geography
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Geosciences