Quantifying Anthropogenic Stress on Groundwater Resources

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 7; no. 1; pp. 12910 - 9
• Main Authors: Ashraf, Batool, AghaKouchak, Amir, Alizadeh, Amin, Mousavi Baygi, Mohammad, R Moftakhari, Hamed, Mirchi, Ali, Anjileli, Hassan, Madani, Kaveh
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 10.10.2017; Nature Publishing Group UK
• Subjects: Aquifers; Groundwater; Iran; United States > US; Germany

This study explores a general framework for quantifying anthropogenic influences on groundwater budget based on normalized human outflow (h ) and inflow (h ). The framework is useful for sustainability assessment of groundwater systems and allows investigating the effects of different human water ab...