A glimpse beneath earth’s surface: GLobal HYdrogeology MaPS (GLHYMPS) of permeability and porosity
The lack of robust, spatially distributed subsurface data is the key obstacle limiting the implementation of complex and realistic groundwater dynamics into global land surface, hydrologic, and climate models. We map and analyze permeability and porosity globally and at high resolution for the first...
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ftuvicpubl:oai:dspace.library.uvic.ca:1828/8338 2023-05-15T17:57:01+02:00 A glimpse beneath earth’s surface: GLobal HYdrogeology MaPS (GLHYMPS) of permeability and porosity Gleeson, Tom Moosdorf, Nils Hartmann, Jens van Beek, L.P.H. 2014 application/pdf https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GL059856 https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/8338 en eng Geophysical Research Letters Gleeson, T., et al. (2014), A glimpse beneath earth’s surface: GLobal HYdrogeology MaPS (GLHYMPS) of permeability and porosity, Geophysical Research Letters, 41, 3891–3898, doi:10.1002/2014GL059856 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014GL059856 https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/8338 Article 2014 ftuvicpubl https://doi.org/10.1002/2014GL059856 2022-05-19T06:10:32Z The lack of robust, spatially distributed subsurface data is the key obstacle limiting the implementation of complex and realistic groundwater dynamics into global land surface, hydrologic, and climate models. We map and analyze permeability and porosity globally and at high resolution for the first time. The new permeability and porosity maps are based on a recently completed high-resolution global lithology map that differentiates fine and coarse-grained sediments and sedimentary rocks, which is important since these have different permeabilities. The average polygon size in the new map is ~100 km2, which is a more than hundredfold increase in resolution compared to the previous map which has an average polygon size of ~14,000 km2. We also significantly improve the representation in regions of weathered tropical soils and permafrost. The spatially distributed mean global permeability ~10-15 m2 with permafrost or ~10-14 m2 without permafrost. The spatially distributed mean porosity of the globe is 14%. The maps will enable further integration of groundwater dynamics into land surface, hydrologic, and climate models. Faculty Reviewed Article in Journal/Newspaper permafrost University of Victoria (Canada): UVicDSpace Geophysical Research Letters 41 11 3891 3898 |
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The lack of robust, spatially distributed subsurface data is the key obstacle limiting the implementation of complex and realistic groundwater dynamics into global land surface, hydrologic, and climate models. We map and analyze permeability and porosity globally and at high resolution for the first time. The new permeability and porosity maps are based on a recently completed high-resolution global lithology map that differentiates fine and coarse-grained sediments and sedimentary rocks, which is important since these have different permeabilities. The average polygon size in the new map is ~100 km2, which is a more than hundredfold increase in resolution compared to the previous map which has an average polygon size of ~14,000 km2. We also significantly improve the representation in regions of weathered tropical soils and permafrost. The spatially distributed mean global permeability ~10-15 m2 with permafrost or ~10-14 m2 without permafrost. The spatially distributed mean porosity of the globe is 14%. The maps will enable further integration of groundwater dynamics into land surface, hydrologic, and climate models. Faculty Reviewed |
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A glimpse beneath earth’s surface: GLobal HYdrogeology MaPS (GLHYMPS) of permeability and porosity |
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A glimpse beneath earth’s surface: GLobal HYdrogeology MaPS (GLHYMPS) of permeability and porosity |
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A glimpse beneath earth’s surface: GLobal HYdrogeology MaPS (GLHYMPS) of permeability and porosity |
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Gleeson, T., et al. (2014), A glimpse beneath earth’s surface: GLobal HYdrogeology MaPS (GLHYMPS) of permeability and porosity, Geophysical Research Letters, 41, 3891–3898, doi:10.1002/2014GL059856 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/2014GL059856 https://dspace.library.uvic.ca//handle/1828/8338 |
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