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DOI | 10.1088/1748-9326/aa7146 |
Impacts of 25 years of groundwater extraction on subsidence in the Mekong delta, Vietnam | |
Minderhoud, P. S. J.1,2; Erkens, G.1,2; Pham, V. H.1,2,3; Bui, V. T.3; Erban, L.4; Kooi, H.2; Stouthamer, E.1 | |
2017-06-01 | |
发表期刊 | ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS |
ISSN | 1748-9326 |
出版年 | 2017 |
卷号 | 12期号:6 |
文章类型 | Article |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | Netherlands; Vietnam; USA |
英文摘要 | Many major river deltas in the world are subsiding and consequently become increasingly vulnerable to flooding and storm surges, salinization and permanent inundation. For the Mekong Delta, annual subsidence rates up to several centimetres have been reported. Excessive groundwater extraction is suggested as the main driver. As groundwater levels drop, subsidence is induced through aquifer compaction. Over the past 25 years, groundwater exploitation has increased dramatically, transforming the delta from an almost undisturbed hydrogeological state to a situation with increasing aquifer depletion. Yet the exact contribution of groundwater exploitation to subsidence in the Mekong delta has remained unknown. In this study we deployed a delta-wide modelling approach, comprising a 3D hydrogeological model with an integrated subsidence module. This provides a quantitative spatially-explicit assessment of groundwater extraction-induced subsidence for the entire Mekong delta since the start of widespread overexploitation of the groundwater reserves. We find that subsidence related to groundwater extraction has gradually increased in the past decades with highest sinking rates at present. During the past 25 years, the delta sank on average similar to 18 cm as a consequence of groundwater withdrawal. Current average subsidence rates due to groundwater extraction in our best estimate model amount to 1.1 cm yr(-1), with areas subsiding over 2.5 cm yr(-1), outpacing global sea level rise almost by an order of magnitude. Given the increasing trends in groundwater demand in the delta, the current rates are likely to increase in the near future. |
英文关键词 | Delta subsidence sea-level rise groundwater exploitation modelling iMOD |
领域 | 气候变化 |
收录类别 | SCI-E |
WOS记录号 | WOS:000402907400001 |
WOS关键词 | LAND SUBSIDENCE ; CITY ; RESOURCES ; INDONESIA ; SHANGHAI |
WOS类目 | Environmental Sciences ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
WOS研究方向 | Environmental Sciences & Ecology ; Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences |
引用统计 | |
文献类型 | 期刊论文 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/14896 |
专题 | 气候变化 |
作者单位 | 1.Univ Utrecht, Dept Phys Geog, POB 80115, NL-3508 TC Utrecht, Netherlands; 2.Delta Res Inst, Unit Soil & Groundwater Syst, Deltares, POB 85467, NL-3508 AL Utrecht, Netherlands; 3.Div Water Resources Planning & Invest South Vietn, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; 4.US EPA, Off Res & Dev, Natl Hlth & Environm Effects Res Lab, Atlant Ecol Div, Narragansett, RI USA |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | Minderhoud, P. S. J.,Erkens, G.,Pham, V. H.,et al. Impacts of 25 years of groundwater extraction on subsidence in the Mekong delta, Vietnam[J]. ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS,2017,12(6). |
APA | Minderhoud, P. S. J..,Erkens, G..,Pham, V. H..,Bui, V. T..,Erban, L..,...&Stouthamer, E..(2017).Impacts of 25 years of groundwater extraction on subsidence in the Mekong delta, Vietnam.ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS,12(6). |
MLA | Minderhoud, P. S. J.,et al."Impacts of 25 years of groundwater extraction on subsidence in the Mekong delta, Vietnam".ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LETTERS 12.6(2017). |
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