Groundwater deeper than 500 m contributes less than 0.1% of global river discharge
At depths of over 500 m, deep groundwater has long residence times and likely contributes less than 0.1% to global streamflow and only sporadically connects with the surface terrestrial water cycle on geological timescales, according to estimates derived from the chloride mass balance approach.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Portfolio
2023-02-01
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| Series: | Communications Earth & Environment |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-023-00697-6 |