Long-term groundwater storage change in Victoria, Australia from satellite gravity and in situ observations

Global and Planetary Change

Volumn 139, Issue , 2016, Pages 56-65

  Chen, J L ^a   Wilson, C R ^a,b   Tapley, B D ^a   Scanlon, Bridget ^c   Güntner, Andreas ^d  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d GFZ GERMAN RESEARCH CENTRE FOR GEOSCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bore; GRACE; Groundwater depletion; Murray darling basin; Satellite gravity; Victoria

Indexed keywords

BORING; CLIMATE MODELS; GEODETIC SATELLITES; GROUNDWATER; ITERATIVE METHODS; SATELLITES; SURFACE MEASUREMENT; WATER CONSERVATION;

GRACE; GROUNDWATER DEPLETION; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; SATELLITE GRAVITY; VICTORIA;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

FORWARD MODELING; GRACE; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; LAND SURFACE; LEAKAGE; LONG-TERM CHANGE; RECHARGE; SATELLITE IMAGERY; SATELLITE MISSION; WATER LEVEL; WATER STORAGE;

AUSTRALIA; MURRAY-DARLING BASIN; VICTORIA [AUSTRALIA];

EID: 84954308926     PISSN: 09218181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gloplacha.2016.01.002     Document Type: Article

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