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基于卫星的估计,印度的地下水耗尽
Matthew Rodell1, Isabella Velicogna, James S Famiglietti
1Hydrological Sciences Branch, Code 614.3, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA.
Nature
|August 14, 2009
概括
印度西北部的地下水枯竭正在以惊人的速度加速. 不可持续的用水威胁到该地区.
科学领域:
- 水文学的水文学
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 遥感 遥感 遥感 遥感
背景情况:
- 在全球范围内,地下水是重要的淡水来源.
- 过度依赖地下水导致不可持续的枯竭.
- 印度西北地区显示地下水减少的间接迹象.
研究的目的:
- 区域评估印度西北部地下水枯竭的速度.
- 使用卫星数据和水文建模量化地下水损失.
- 确定地下水减少的主要驱动因素.
主要方法:
- 利用美国宇航局重力恢复和气候实验 (GRACE) 卫星数据进行陆地水储变化.
- 采用了一个数据集成的水文建模系统,用于土壤-水变化.
- 分析了2002年8月至2008年10月的数据.
主要成果:
- 拉贾斯坦邦,旁遮普邦和哈里亚纳州 (包括德里) 的地下水耗尽平均为每年4.0±1.0厘米 (17.7±4.5公里3).
- 在研究期间,地下水总损失为109立方公里,是印度最大水库容量的两倍.
- 其他储水组件对下降没有显著的贡献.
结论:
- 灌和人为用途的不可持续的地下水消耗是可能的原因.
- 迫切的可持续地下水管理对于避免农业和饮用水短缺至关重要.
- 如果不采取行动,可能会给超过1.14亿居民带来严重的社会经济压力.
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