Soleimanpour et al. (2025) Application of Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellite data to monitor groundwater storage and scarcity

Identification

• Journal: Elsevier eBooks
• Year: 2025
• Date: 2025-11-29
• Authors: Scott A. Soleimanpour, Esmail Heydari Alamdarloo, Maliheh Behrang Manesh
• DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-443-26722-2.00005-2

Research Groups

• Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Research Department, Fars Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Shiraz, Fars, Iran
• Radman Consulting Engineers Company, Yazd, Yazd, Iran
• Department of Reclamation of Arid and Mountainous Regions, Faculty of Natural Resources, University of Tehran, Karaj, Tehran, Iran

Short Summary

This paper focuses on applying Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite data to monitor groundwater storage and scarcity, emphasizing the critical need for advanced, cost-effective monitoring systems due to widespread groundwater overexploitation and its environmental consequences.

Objective

• To apply Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite data for monitoring groundwater storage and scarcity.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: Not explicitly specified in the provided text, but implies regional to national scales for groundwater monitoring.
• Temporal Scale: Not explicitly specified in the provided text, but implies continuous or real-time monitoring capabilities through satellite data.

Methodology and Data

• Models used: Not specified in the provided text for this particular study.
• Data sources: Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite data.

Main Results

The provided text is an introduction (Chapter 4.1) and does not contain the main results of the study.

Contributions

The article aims to contribute by demonstrating the utility of GRACE satellite data as a reliable, real-time, and low-cost advanced monitoring system for groundwater storage changes, addressing the challenges of unsustainable groundwater exploitation and the limitations of traditional point measurements.

Funding

Not specified in the provided text.

Citation

@article{Soleimanpour2025Application,
  author = {Soleimanpour, Scott A. and Alamdarloo, Esmail Heydari and Manesh, Maliheh Behrang},
  title = {Application of Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment satellite data to monitor groundwater storage and scarcity},
  journal = {Elsevier eBooks},
  year = {2025},
  doi = {10.1016/b978-0-443-26722-2.00005-2},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-443-26722-2.00005-2}
}