Contributions of GRACE to understanding climate change

BD Tapley, MM Watkins, F Flechtner, C Reigber… - Nature climate …, 2019 - nature.com
Time-resolved satellite gravimetry has revolutionized understanding of mass transport in the
Earth system. Since 2002, the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) has …

Monitoring groundwater storage changes using the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite mission: A review

F Frappart, G Ramillien - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
The Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite mission, which was in
operation from March 2002 to June 2017, was the first remote sensing mission to provide …

Global water use efficiency saturation due to increased vapor pressure deficit

F Li, J **ao, J Chen, A Ballantyne, K **, B Li, M Abraha… - Science, 2023 - science.org
The ratio of carbon assimilation to water evapotranspiration (ET) of an ecosystem, referred to
as ecosystem water use efficiency (WUEeco), is widely expected to increase because of the …

RETRACTED ARTICLE: A 10 per cent increase in global land evapotranspiration from 2003 to 2019

M Pascolini-Campbell, JT Reager, HA Chandanpurkar… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Accurate quantification of global land evapotranspiration is necessary for understanding
variability in the global water cycle, which is expected to intensify under climate change …

Evapotranspiration frequently increases during droughts

M Zhao, Y Liu, AG Konings - Nature Climate Change, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Changes in evapotranspiration (ET) affect water availability and ecosystem health.
Higher evaporative demand during drought acts to increase ET, but droughts also reduce …

Ecological restoration impact on total terrestrial water storage

M Zhao, J Zhang, I Velicogna, C Liang, Z Li - Nature Sustainability, 2021 - nature.com
Large-scale ecological restoration (ER) has been successful in curbing land degradation
and improving ecosystem services. Previous studies have shown that ER changes …

Quantifying renewable groundwater stress with GRACE

AS Richey, BF Thomas, MH Lo… - Water resources …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Groundwater is an increasingly important water supply source globally. Understanding the
amount of groundwater used versus the volume available is crucial to evaluate future water …

Global isotope hydrogeology―Review

S Jasechko - Reviews of Geophysics, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Groundwater 18O/16O, 2H/1H, 13C/12C, 3H, and 14C data can help quantify
molecular movements and chemical reactions governing groundwater recharge, quality …

Accuracy of scaled GRACE terrestrial water storage estimates

FW Landerer, SC Swenson - Water resources research, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
We assess the accuracy of global‐gridded terrestrial water storage (TWS) estimates derived
from temporal gravity field variations observed by the Gravity Recovery and Climate …

Groundwater depletion in the Middle East from GRACE with implications for transboundary water management in the Tigris‐Euphrates‐Western Iran region

KA Voss, JS Famiglietti, MH Lo… - Water resources …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we use observations from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment
(GRACE) satellite mission to evaluate freshwater storage trends in the north‐central Middle …