Global Aquifer Properties with Recharge (OSTI 2484226)
Global 0.5-degree gridded aquifer properties dataset including recharge, lakes, depth to groundwater, aquifer thickness, WHYMAP classes, porosity and permeability, downloadable as CSV with shapefiles and scripts via DOE OSTI.
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At a glance
- Region
- United States (Global)
- Coverage
- Global
- Access
- Free
- Category
- Research
- Last updated
- 2024
What's inside
- Aquifer Properties
- Recharge
- CSV
- Shapefile
- GIS
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
Storage tracking
Follow storage and releases through the season.
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
Storage from space
Estimate volume from satellite water area and altimetry.
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