Sub-regional groundwater storage recovery in North China Plain after the South-to-North water diversion project

• Published in: Journal of hydrology (Amsterdam) Vol. 597; p. 126156
• Main Authors: Zhang, Chong, Duan, Qingyun, J.-F. Yeh, Pat, Pan, Yun, Gong, Huili, Moradkhani, Hamid, Gong, Wei, Lei, Xiaohui, Liao, Weihong, Xu, Lei, Huang, Zhiyong, Zheng, Longqun, Guo, Xueru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier B.V 01.06.2021
• Subjects: China; climate; GRACE; groundwater; Groundwater depletion; Groundwater recovery; North China Plain; satellites; South-to-North water diversion; water storage; water table; China; Groundwater recovery; South-to-North water diversion; GRACE; Groundwater depletion; North China Plain

•GWS recovery was observed by 617 monitoring wells in NCP after MRP operation.•GRACE detected similar patterns of GWS depletion and recovery with wells.•Pumping decrease and precipitation increase jointly drove GWS recovery. The South-to-North water diversion Middle Route Project (MRP) is expected t...