A Map Showing the Earth’s Groundwater as It Would Appear on the Surface

November 18, 2015

Surprisingly, scientists know very little about the water that’s located beneath the Earth’s surface. To overcome this knowledge gap, an international team of researchers has put together a new global map showing where and in what quantities this precious resource is located.

To put this map together, the University of Victoria’s Tom Gleeson, along with colleagues from the University of Texas at Austin, the University of Gottingen, and the University of Calgary, analyzed a host of datasets, including data from nearly a million watersheds and more than 40,000 groundwater models.

Gizmodo, Nov.16, 2015

The Daily Mail, Nov.16, 2015

Christian Science Monitor, Nov. 16, 2015

BBC, Nov.17, 2015

Featuring: Kevin Befus, PhD student (now alum), Department of Geological Sciences