Applications and challenges of GRACE and GRACE follow-on satellite gravimetry

J Chen, A Cazenave, C Dahle, W Llovel, I Panet… - Surveys in …, 2022 - Springer
Time-variable gravity measurements from the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment
(GRACE) and GRACE Follow-On (GRACE-FO) missions have opened up a new avenue of …

A global-scale dataset of direct natural groundwater recharge rates: A review of variables, processes and relationships

C Moeck, N Grech-Cumbo, J Podgorski… - Science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Groundwater recharge indicates the existence of renewable groundwater resources and is
therefore an important component in sustainability studies. However, recharge is also one of …

Map** groundwater recharge in Africa from ground observations and implications for water security

AM MacDonald, RM Lark, RG Taylor… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Groundwater forms the basis of water supplies across much of Africa and its development is
rising as demand for secure water increases. Recharge rates are a key component for …

Linkages between GRACE water storage, hydrologic extremes, and climate teleconnections in major African aquifers

BR Scanlon, A Rateb, A Anyamba… - Environmental …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Water resources management is a critical issue in Africa where many regions are subjected
to sequential droughts and floods. The objective of our work was to assess spatiotemporal …

A new modelling framework to assess changes in groundwater level

I Kalu, CE Ndehedehe, O Okwuashi, AE Eyoh… - Journal of Hydrology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Study region The Southern African region consists of ten countries including,
Angola, Zambia, Malawi, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa …

Hydrological modelling and climate adaptation under changing climate: a review with a focus in Sub-Saharan Africa

VD Banda, RB Dzwairo, SK Singh, T Kanyerere - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
Empirical evidence continues to show that climate change remains a threat to the stability of
the hydrologic system. As the climate system interacts with the hydrologic cycle, one …

On the use of satellite remote sensing to detect floods and droughts at large scales

T Lopez, A Al Bitar, S Biancamaria, A Güntner… - Surveys in …, 2020 - Springer
Hydrological extremes, in particular floods and droughts, impact all regions across planet
Earth. They are mainly controlled by the temporal evolution of key hydrological variables like …

Sustained water storage in Horn of Africa drylands dominated by seasonal rainfall extremes

M Adloff, MB Singer, DA MacLeod… - Geophysical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rural communities in the Horn of Africa Drylands (HADs) are increasingly vulnerable to multi‐
season droughts due to the strong dependence of livelihoods on seasonal rainfall. We …

Seasonal and decadal groundwater changes in African sedimentary aquifers estimated using GRACE products and LSMs

HC Bonsor, M Shamsudduha, BP Marchant… - Remote Sensing, 2018 - mdpi.com
Increased groundwater abstraction is important to the economic development of Africa and
to achieving many of the Sustainable Development Goals. However, there is little …

Groundwater and resilience to drought in the Ethiopian highlands

AM MacDonald, RA Bell, S Kebede… - Environmental …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
During drought, groundwater is often relied on to provide secure drinking water, particularly
in rural Africa where other options are limited. However, the technology chosen to access …