Heavily Stressed Aquifers Under Agricultural, Human, and Energy Demands: Processes, Impacts, and Sustainability Pathways
Heavily Stressed Aquifers Under Agricultural, Human, and Energy Demands: Processes, Impacts, and Sustainability Pathways
Session ID#: 281758
Session Description:
Groundwater resources in many of the world’s major agricultural and populated regions are under increasing stress due to intensive irrigation, urban and industrial water use, energy production demands, climate variability, and evolving land-use practices. This session aims to bring together studies that investigate the processes, patterns, and impacts of groundwater depletion across heavily stressed aquifers globally. We welcome contributions that integrate hydrogeology, hydrogeophysics, remote sensing, and data-driven modeling to improve understanding of aquifer dynamics under agricultural, human and energy demands. Topics may include aquifer characterization, groundwater–surface water interactions, depletion trends, recharge processes, and management strategies. Comparative and synthesis studies across regions are especially encouraged to identify common drivers and region-specific responses. This session seeks to foster interdisciplinary dialogue and advance quantitative frameworks for sustainable groundwater use in agricultural, human, and energy systems.
Co-Sponsor(s):
- GC - Global Environmental Change
Index Terms:
1829 Groundwater hydrology [HYDROLOGY]
1847 Modeling [HYDROLOGY]
1880 Water management [HYDROLOGY]
Primary Convener: Yuqi Song, Louisiana State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Baton Rouge, LA, United States
Conveners: Frank T-C Tsai, Louisiana State University, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Baton Rouge, LA, United States, Geoffrey Bohling, University of Kansas, Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, United States, Scott Boyce, University of California Davis, Land, Air, and Water Resources, Davis, United States and Justin Thompson, University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology, Jackson School of Geosciences, Austin, United States
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