Assessing Groundwater Depletion and Dynamics Using GRACE and InSAR: Potential and Limitations.

Castellazzi, Pascal; Martel, Richard; Galloway, Devin L.; Longuevergne, Laurent et Rivera, Alfonso (2016). Assessing Groundwater Depletion and Dynamics Using GRACE and InSAR: Potential and Limitations. Groundwater , vol. 54 , nº 6. pp. 768-780. DOI: 10.1111/gwat.12453.

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In the last decade, remote sensing of the temporal variation of ground level and gravity has improved our understanding of groundwater dynamics and storage. Mass changes are measured by GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment) satellites, whereas ground deformation is measured by processing synthetic aperture radar satellites data using the InSAR (Interferometry of Synthetic Aperture Radar) techniques. Both methods are complementary and offer different sensitivities to aquifer system processes. GRACE is sensitive to mass changes over large spatial scales (more than 100,000 km2). As such, it fails in providing groundwater storage change estimates at local or regional scales relevant to most aquifer systems, and at which most groundwater management schemes are applied. However, InSAR measures ground displacement due to aquifer response to fluid-pressure changes. InSAR applications to groundwater depletion assessments are limited to aquifer systems susceptible to measurable deformation. Furthermore, the inversion of InSAR-derived displacement maps into volume of depleted groundwater storage (both reversible and largely irreversible) is confounded by vertical and horizontal variability of sediment compressibility. During the last decade, both techniques have shown increasing interest in the scientific community to complement available in situ observations where they are insufficient. In this review, we present the theoretical and conceptual bases of each method, and present idealized scenarios to highlight the potential benefits and challenges of combining these techniques to remotely assess groundwater storage changes and other aspects of the dynamics of aquifer systems.

Type de document:	Article
Mots-clés libres:	aquifer; environmental assessment; GRACE; InSAR; groundwater; in situ measurement; remote sensing; resource depletion
Centre:	Centre Eau Terre Environnement
Date de dépôt:	16 févr. 2018 22:28
Dernière modification:	16 févr. 2018 22:28
URI:	https://espace.inrs.ca/id/eprint/5156

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