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Satellite-based estimates of groundwater depletion in the Badain Jaran Desert, China

Jiao, Jiu Jimmy, Zhang, Xiaotao, and Wang, Xusheng, 2015. Satellite-based estimates of groundwater depletion in the Badain Jaran Desert, China. Scientific Reports, 5:8960, doi:10.1038/srep08960.

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@ARTICLE{2015NatSR...5.8960J,
       author = {{Jiao}, Jiu Jimmy and {Zhang}, Xiaotao and {Wang}, Xusheng},
        title = "{Satellite-based estimates of groundwater depletion in the Badain Jaran Desert, China}",
      journal = {Scientific Reports},
         year = 2015,
        month = mar,
       volume = {5},
          eid = {8960},
        pages = {8960},
     abstract = "{Despite prevailing dry conditions, groundwater-fed lakes are found among
        the earth's tallest sand dunes in the Badain Jaran Desert,
        China. Indirect evidence suggests that some lakes are shrinking.
        However, relatively few studies have been carried out to assess
        the regional groundwater conditions and the fate of the lakes
        due to the remoteness and severity of the desert environment.
        Here we use satellite information to demonstrate an ongoing slow
        decrease in both lake level and groundwater storage.
        Specifically, we use Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation Satellite
        altimetry data to quantify water levels of the lakes and show
        overall decreases from 2003 to 2009. We also use water storage
        changes from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment and
        simulated soil and water changes from the Global Land Data
        Assimilation System to demonstrate long-term groundwater
        depletion in the desert. Rainfall increase driven by climate
        change has increased soil water and groundwater storage to a
        certain degree but not enough to compensate for the long-term
        decline. If countermeasures are not taken to control the
        pumping, many lakes will continue to shrink, causing an
        ecological and environmental disaster in the fragile desert
        oases.}",
          doi = {10.1038/srep08960},
       adsurl = {https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015NatSR...5.8960J},
      adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System}
}

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