Assessing Groundwater Resource Potential Using GRACE Anomalies in Maharashtra, India

Event: Assessing Groundwater Resource Potential Using GRACE Anomalies in Maharashtra, India

Assessing Groundwater Resource Potential Using GRACE Anomalies in Maharashtra, India

23 January 2020

Author / Speaker:

Sanmugam Ahembaranathan Prathapar, ADB - Email the author | Other materials by the author

ADB's Sanmugam Prathapar shared how the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite offers an alternative to historic piezometric data to guide groundwater management. A case study on Maharashtra, India analyzed state and regional spatial scales, and correlations between rainfall and storage, and groundwater use patterns was presented as well.

Geographical Focus:

India

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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