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1 online resource (679 p.) |
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Front Cover -- Global Groundwater -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- List of Contributors -- About the Editors -- Forewords -- I Foreword on groundwater as a resource -- II Foreword on groundwater for society -- III Foreword on groundwater for sustainability -- IV Foreword on groundwater for future -- V Foreword on groundwater research -- Preface -- Acknowledgment -- Disclaimer -- Introduction: Why Study Global Groundwater? -- References -- Theme 1 Global groundwater -- 1 Global groundwater: from scarcity to security through sustainability and solutions -- 1.1 Introduction |
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1.2 Groundwater source and availability -- 1.3 Groundwater scarcity -- 1.3.1 Quantity -- 1.3.2 Groundwater quality -- 1.4 Groundwater sustainability and security -- 1.4.1 Groundwater-food-energy nexus -- 1.4.2 Urbanization -- 1.4.3 Groundwater trade and hydro-economics -- 1.5 Solutions -- 1.5.1 Enhancing irrigation and urban groundwater efficiency -- 1.5.2 Groundwater rejuvenation -- 1.5.3 Desalination -- 1.6 Conclusion -- References -- Theme 2 Groundwater sources -- 2 Groundwater of carbonate aquifers -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Carbonate geochemistry and hydrochemical evolution |
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2.3 Porosity and permeability -- 2.4 Recharge and flow -- 2.5 Water supply and environmental issues -- 2.6 Challenges in monitoring and modeling -- 2.7 Conclusion -- References -- 3 Groundwater resources in Australia-their occurrence, management, and future challenges -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Groundwater resources in Australia -- 3.3 Historical development of groundwater -- 3.4 Evolution of groundwater management -- 3.5 Current groundwater usage -- 3.6 Groundwater management issues -- 3.6.1 Overuse and overallocation of groundwater -- 3.6.2 Groundwater-dependent ecosystems |
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3.6.3 Impacts of groundwater extraction on surface-water systems -- 3.6.4 Effect of climate change on groundwater resources -- 3.6.5 Impacts of mining on groundwater resources -- 3.6.6 Land and groundwater salinization -- 3.6.7 Seawater intrusion -- 3.7 Future challenges -- 3.7.1 Managed aquifer recharge -- 3.7.2 Declining resources for understanding and managing groundwater -- 3.8 Conclusion -- References -- Further reading -- 4 Groundwater storage dynamics in the Himalayan river basins and impacts of global change in the Anthropocene -- 4.1 Introduction |
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4.2 Hydrology and climate of Himalayan river basins -- 4.2.1 The Indus river basin -- 4.2.2 The Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna river basin -- 4.2.3 The Irrawaddy river basin -- 4.3 Groundwater for drinking and agricultural use -- 4.4 Groundwater storage dynamics in Himalayan river basins -- 4.4.1 Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment: Earth observation satellite monitoring -- 4.4.2 Dynamics in Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment terrestrial water storage -- 4.4.3 Mapping groundwater storage using Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
| Subject |
Groundwater.
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Groundwater -- Management
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Groundwater
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Groundwater -- Management
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Mukherjee, Abhijit.
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Scanlon, Bridget R.
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Aureli, Alice.
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Langan, Simon
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Guo, Huaming
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McKenzie, Andrew A.
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| ISBN |
0128181737 |
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9780128181737 |
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