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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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