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Boulahia, Ahmed Kamel, García-García, David, Trottini, Mario, Sayol, Juan-Manuel, and Vigo, M. Isabel, 2024. Hydrological Cycle in the Arabian Sea Region from GRACE/GRACE-FO Missions and ERA5 Data. Remote Sensing, 16(19):3577, doi:10.3390/rs16193577.
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@ARTICLE{2024RemS...16.3577B,
author = {{Boulahia}, Ahmed Kamel and {Garc{\'i}a-Garc{\'i}a}, David and {Trottini}, Mario and {Sayol}, Juan-Manuel and {Vigo}, M. Isabel},
title = "{Hydrological Cycle in the Arabian Sea Region from GRACE/GRACE-FO Missions and ERA5 Data}",
journal = {Remote Sensing},
keywords = {Arabian Gulf, water transport components, Strait of Hormuz, runoff, net water inflow},
year = 2024,
month = sep,
volume = {16},
number = {19},
eid = {3577},
pages = {3577},
abstract = "{The Arabian Gulf, a semi-enclosed basin in the Middle East, connects to
the Indian Ocean through the Strait of Hormuz and is surrounded
by seven arid countries. This study examines the water cycle of
the Gulf and its surrounding areas using data from the GRACE and
GRACE Follow-On missions, along with ERA5 atmospheric reanalysis
data, from 05/2002 to 05/2017 and from 07/2018 to 12/2023. Our
findings reveal a persistent water deficit due to high
evaporation rates, averaging 370 {\ensuremath{\pm}} 3
km$^{3}$/year, greatly surpassing precipitation, which accounts
for only 15\% of the evaporative loss. Continental runoff
provides one-fifth of the needed water, while the remaining
deficit, approximately 274 {\ensuremath{\pm}} 10 km$^{3}$/year,
is balanced by net inflow of saltwater from the Indian Ocean.
Seasonal variations show the lowest net inflow of 26
{\ensuremath{\pm}} 49 km$^{3}$/year in March and the highest of
586 {\ensuremath{\pm}} 53 km$^{3}$/year in November, driven by
net evaporation, continental input, and changes in the Gulf's
water budget. This study highlights the complex hydrological
dynamics influenced by climate patterns and provides a baseline
for future research in the region, which will be needed to
quantify the expected changes in the hydrological cycle due to
climate change.}",
doi = {10.3390/rs16193577},
adsurl = {https://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2024RemS...16.3577B},
adsnote = {Provided by the SAO/NASA Astrophysics Data System}
}
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