Scientists combine grace data with ground based measurements to map ground water.
Groundwater satellite images.
The algorithm developed by jingyi ann chen uses imagery provided by the interferometric synthetic aperture radar insar to determine groundwater levels.
Many of the world s biggest aquifers are being depleted much faster than they can be replenished from the middle east to india to california.
This research applies remote sensing techniques to data from aster satellite imagery to produce maps useful for placing community level water filtration installation systems in port au prince and surrounding areas.
New nasa satellite data reveals a looming global groundwater crisis.
Tracking groundwater changes around the world.
Ground water storage from grace.
Water stored beneath the earth s surface is a resource that has made life viable in many dry places across the planet.
Sustainable access to safe drinking water is a public health issue directly linked to the economy in haiti and around the world.
These maps compare conditions during the week of august 20 2012 to the long term average from 1948 to the present.
A map of groundwater storage trends for earth s 37 largest aquifers using grace data showing depletion and replenishment in millimeters of water per year.
The amount of groundwater in storage fluctuates between recharging and discharging periods.
A computer algorithm has been developed at stanford university that allows researchers to determine groundwater levels over large geographical areas using satellite imagery.
Twenty one aquifers have exceeded sustainability tipping points and are being depleted and 13 of these are considered significantly distressed threatening regional water security and.
There was a time when the world s greatest cities were located on the banks of rivers.
Satellite monitoring of changes in groundwater storage over large regions is a promising supplement to land based monitoring methods still another challenge for alley exists in the very nature of groundwater.