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Monitoring of Anthropogenic Groundwater by Using GRACE Satellite Gravimetry Data
  • Shahab Asaadi,
  • Gholamreza Joodaki
Shahab Asaadi
Zanjan university

Corresponding Author:shahabasaadi71@znu.ac.ir

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Gholamreza Joodaki
Znajan University
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Abstract

In this research, GRACE satellite data have been used in order to investigate the possibility of estimating the amount of groundwater used in agriculture. The level-2 data of the GRACE satellites have been used to estimate the monthly groundwater level changes in central plateau catchment in Iran during the period of 2003 to 2013. One degree grid is used along with corrections of soil moisture, canopy, rainfall and snowfall from GRACE satellite data with the CLM4 hydrology model. The results revealed the amount of current groundwater in Iran and agricultural usage from groundwater have been determined (the largest consumer of groundwaters). verification of the results has been done by comparing the GRACE satellite data and piezometric wells data. Furthermore, ArcMap (ArcGIS) software were used for data analysis.