Storing excess rainwater underground can become key in mitigating the frequency and magnitude of flood events. In this context, assessment of depleted groundwater storage that can be refilled in water surplus periods is imperative. The study uses Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) da...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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[Depleting groundwater – an opportunity for flood storage?: a case study from part of the Ganges River Basin, India]
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Depleting groundwater – an opportunity for flood storage?: a case study from part of the Ganges River Basin, India
Agriculture is a major occupation for people who inhabit the state of West Bengal in India. In order to boost irrigation, 570 tube wells per year were installed during 2002-2008, and 12,000 wells per year were installed during 2009-2013, contributing to higher groundwater (GW) withdrawal. However...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Agoramoorthy, G.
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[India's groundwater storage trends influenced by tube well intensification]
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India's groundwater storage trends influenced by tube well intensification
Groundwater use in India, and many developing countries, is linked to livelihood and well-being of village communities. It is, therefore, important to characterise groundwater behaviour and resilience and identify strategies that will help to improve the sustainability of groundwater supplies. Th...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Maheshwari, B.
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Prathapar, Sanmugam A.
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[Adaptation of standardised precipitation index for understanding watertable fluctuations and groundwater resilience in hard-rock areas of India]
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Adaptation of standardised precipitation index for understanding watertable fluctuations and groundwater resilience in hard-rock areas of India
The Indian Ocean Tsunami of December 26, 2004 devastated coastal ecosystems across South Asia. Along the coastal regions of South India, increased groundwater levels (GWL), largely caused by saltwater intrusion, infiltration from inundated land, and disturbance of freshwater lenses, were reported...
Chinnasamy, Pennan
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Sunde, M.G.
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[Improving spatiotemporal groundwater estimates after natural disasters using remotely sensed data: a case study of the Indian Ocean Tsunami]
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Improving spatiotemporal groundwater estimates after natural disasters using remotely sensed data: a case study of the Indian Ocean Tsunami