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Groundwaterscapes: A global classification and mapping of groundwater’s large-scale socioeconomic, ecological, and Earth system functions

Groundwaterscapes: A global classification and mapping of groundwater’s large-scale socioeconomic, ecological, and Earth system functions

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Authors

Xander Huggins , Tom Gleeson , Karen G. Villholth, Juan Carlos Rocha , ...  more

Abstract

Groundwater is a dynamic component of the global water cycle with important social, economic, ecological, and Earth system functions. We present a new global classification and mapping of groundwater systems, which we call groundwaterscapes, that represent predominant configurations of large-scale groundwater system functions. We identify 18 groundwaterscapes, which offer a new lens to conceptualize, study, model, and manage groundwater. Groundwaterscapes are empirically derived using a novel application of sequenced self-organizing maps and capture grid cell level (5 arcminute) patterns in groundwater system functions, such as groundw...  more

DOI

https://doi.org/10.31223/X5M382

Subjects

Hydrology, Other Civil and Environmental Engineering, Physical and Environmental Geography, Spatial Science, Sustainability, Water Resource Management

Keywords

Groundwater systems, Archetypes, Social-ecological systems, Self-organising maps

Dates

Published: 2023-09-20 05:30

Last Updated: 2024-12-10 08:51

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CC BY Attribution 4.0 International

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Conflict of interest statement:
None

Data Availability (Reason not available):
Archetype data will be deposited on Borealis (https://borealisdata.ca/), the Canadian Dataverse Repository, upon manuscript acceptance