Towards improved global estimates and model representations of water storage in the unsaturated zone

Bunting, S.Y.; Ascott, M.J.; Gooddy, D.C.; Bloomfield, J.P. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5730-1723. 2022 Towards improved global estimates and model representations of water storage in the unsaturated zone. Hydrogeology Journal, 30. 1933-1936. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-022-02520-6

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Abstract/Summary

The unsaturated zone is a globally important, dynamic water store, which affects water resources, agriculture and pollutant transport. Despite this, the magnitude of unsaturated zone water storage remains highly uncertain. This work provides the first global estimates of the magnitude of this store (1.0 x105 km3) in comparison to recent estimates of global modern groundwater (3.5x105 km3), before presenting a roadmap for improved representation of the unsaturated zone in global hydrological models.

Item Type:	Publication - Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI):	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-022-02520-6
ISSN:	1431-2174
Additional Keywords:	GroundwaterBGS, Groundwater
Date made live:	27 Sep 2022 13:51 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/533278

Item Type:

Publication - Article

Digital Object Identifier (DOI):

https://doi.org/10.1007/s10040-022-02520-6

ISSN:

1431-2174

Additional Keywords:

GroundwaterBGS, Groundwater

Date made live:

27 Sep 2022 13:51 +0 (UTC)

URI:

https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/533278