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NASA Visualization of Variability of Water Storage in Global Hydrological Basins

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Full Article/Source: Variability of Water Storage in Global Hydrological Basins


Knowing the extent of human influence on the global hydrological cycle is essential for the sustainability of freshwater resources on Earth. However, a lack of water level observations for the world’s ponds, lakes, and reservoirs has limited quantification of reservoir (human-managed) versus natural changes to surface water storage. In this study, scientists used data from NASA’s ICESat-2 satellite laser altimeter to quantify global variability in water level over 227,386 water bodies from October 2018 to July 2020.

By combining this dataset with a global database of human-managed reservoirs, the study found that 57% of seasonal water storage variability occurs in.....
 

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