Identifying water mass depletion in northern Iraq observed by GRACE

Observations acquired by Gravity Recovery And Climate Experiment (GRACE) mission indicate a mass loss of 146 ± 6 mm equivalent water height (EWH) in northern Iraq between 2007 and 2009. These data are used as an independent validation of lake mass variations and a rainfall-runoff model, which is bas...

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Main Authors: G. Mulder, T. N. Olsthoorn, D. A. M. A. Al-Manmi, E. J. O. Schrama, E. H. Smidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2015-03-01
Series:Hydrology and Earth System Sciences
Online Access:http://www.hydrol-earth-syst-sci.net/19/1487/2015/hess-19-1487-2015.pdf