Shift in groundwater recharge of the Bengal Basin from rainfall to surface water

The contribution of rainfall to groundwater recharge in the Bengal Basin has decreased in the last 70 years along with an increased contribution from standing water bodies, according to statistical analyses of groundwater stable isotope measurements.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yusuf Jameel, Mason Stahl, Holly Michael, Benjamin C Bostick, Michael S. Steckler, Peter Schlosser, Alexander van Geen, Charles Harvey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-01-01
Series:Communications Earth & Environment
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-022-00650-z