An Overview of Groundwater Monitoring through Point-to Satellite-Based Techniques
Abstract
:1. Introduction
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- Point-based measurement (for groundwater levels measurement);
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- Satellite-based monitoring (for groundwater storage measurement);
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- Regional groundwater estimation through numerical modeling (for groundwater levels measurement).
2. Point-Based Groundwater Monitoring
2.1. Wells and Piezometers
2.2. Conventional Instruments
2.3. Geophysical Investigation Techniques
2.4. Monitoring of Aquifer Recharge Rate
3. Satellite-Based Groundwater Monitoring
3.1. Most Common Satellites
3.2. GRACE Satellite Data
3.2.1. GRACE Products
3.2.2. Estimation of Groundwater Storage (GWS)
3.2.3. GRACE Applications
3.2.4. Additional Computational Tools
3.3. Supporting Terrestrial Modeling Systems
3.3.1. Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS)
3.3.2. WaterGAP Global Hydrological Model (WGHM)
4. Regional Groundwater Estimation through Numerical Modeling
- Point-to-areal-distribution models;
- Hydrologic budget-based models;
- Commercially available software tools.
4.1. Point to areal Distribution Models
4.2. Hydrologic Budget-Based Models
4.3. Available Groundwater Numerical Models
5. Conclusions and Recommendations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Satellite | Launched by | Start | Resolution | Outputs |
---|---|---|---|---|
MODIS (Terra and Aqua) | NASA | 1999 and 2002 | 250 m, 500 m, 1 km | Precipitable water, cloud, atmospheric profiles, land cover, evapotranspiration, water mask, ocean products, and snow, glaciers, and sea ice cover |
Landsat | NASA and USGS | 1972 | 30 m | Agriculture, land use, water resources, forestry |
Sentinel-2 | ESA | 2015 | 10–20 m | Soil, water, and vegetation cover for land, inland waterways, and coastal areas |
INSAR | USGS | 1992 | 20 m | Measuring the variations of land surface elevation at higher resolution and spatial detail |
IRS-LISS 3 | ISRO and USGS | 2003 | 24 m | Data for integrated land and water resource management |
SRTM DEM | NASA | 2000 | 90 m, 30 m | Elevation data of an area |
GRACE | NASA | 2002 | 300 km | Terrestrial water storage that includes groundwater, soil moisture, surface water, canopy water, snow, and ice water |
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Masood, A.; Tariq, M.A.U.R.; Hashmi, M.Z.U.R.; Waseem, M.; Sarwar, M.K.; Ali, W.; Farooq, R.; Almazroui, M.; Ng, A.W.M. An Overview of Groundwater Monitoring through Point-to Satellite-Based Techniques. Water 2022, 14, 565. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14040565
Masood A, Tariq MAUR, Hashmi MZUR, Waseem M, Sarwar MK, Ali W, Farooq R, Almazroui M, Ng AWM. An Overview of Groundwater Monitoring through Point-to Satellite-Based Techniques. Water. 2022; 14(4):565. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14040565
Chicago/Turabian StyleMasood, Amjad, Muhammad Atiq Ur Rahman Tariq, Muhammad Zia Ur Rahman Hashmi, Muhammad Waseem, Muhammad Kaleem Sarwar, Wasif Ali, Rashid Farooq, Mansour Almazroui, and Anne W. M. Ng. 2022. "An Overview of Groundwater Monitoring through Point-to Satellite-Based Techniques" Water 14, no. 4: 565. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14040565
APA StyleMasood, A., Tariq, M. A. U. R., Hashmi, M. Z. U. R., Waseem, M., Sarwar, M. K., Ali, W., Farooq, R., Almazroui, M., & Ng, A. W. M. (2022). An Overview of Groundwater Monitoring through Point-to Satellite-Based Techniques. Water, 14(4), 565. https://doi.org/10.3390/w14040565