DOE Global Aquifer Properties by 0.5 degree Grid (OSTI / PNNL)
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory geo-processed global dataset (2024) of aquifer properties on a 0.5-degree grid: depth to groundwater, aquifer thickness, porosity, permeability and WHYMAP aquifer classes. Downloadable CSV plus shapefiles and scripts; underpins the Superwell model.
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At a glance
- Region
- United States (Global)
- Coverage
- Global
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Government
- Last updated
- 2024
What's inside
- aquifer properties
- depth to groundwater
- permeability
- porosity
- global grids
Terms explained
What you can do with it
Typical work that data of this type supports.
- 01
Trend hotspots
Find where water tables are falling year after year.
Because it has: aquifer properties
- 02
Recharge planning
Site recharge structures and new borewells with evidence.
- 03
Water budgets
Estimate draft and recharge for a block, district or basin.
Where AI adds value
Ideas for machine learning and AI agents built on this kind of data.
- 01
Gap filling
Rebuild missing well readings from neighbours, rainfall and season.
- 02
Level forecasts
Forecast pre- and post-monsoon levels well by well.
- 03
Stress mapping
Combine wells with satellite gravity and rainfall to map aquifer stress.
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