Groundwater and climate change: threats and opportunities
Tibor Stigter, Jodie Miller, Jianyao Chen, Viviana Ré
Abstract
Abstract The important role of groundwater in adaptation to climate change is explored, and the competing threats and opportunities that climate change pose to groundwater systems are evaluated. This has been achieved through a review of current thinking on the complex interactions between human activities, climate and the hydrological cycle affecting groundwater quantity and quality, across different regions and time scales.
Topics & Concepts
Climate changeGroundwaterHydrogeologyEnvironmental scienceWater cycleAdaptation (eye)Water resource managementClimate change adaptationHydrology (agriculture)Environmental resource managementGeologyEcologyOceanographyGeotechnical engineeringOpticsBiologyPhysicsGroundwater and Isotope GeochemistryHydrology and Watershed Management StudiesGeophysics and Gravity Measurements