Evidence of the dependence of groundwater resources on extreme rainfall in East Africa

Richard G. Taylor (), Martin C. Todd, Lister Kongola, Louise Maurice, Emmanuel Nahozya, Hosea Sanga and Alan M. MacDonald
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Richard G. Taylor: University College London
Martin C. Todd: University of Sussex
Lister Kongola: Ministry of Water and Irrigation
Louise Maurice: British Geological Survey
Emmanuel Nahozya: Ministry of Water and Irrigation
Hosea Sanga: Ministry of Water and Irrigation
Alan M. MacDonald: British Geological Survey

Nature Climate Change, 2013, vol. 3, issue 4, 374-378

Abstract: Recharge sustains groundwater resources that are depended on globally for drinking water and irrigated agriculture. A newly compiled 55-year record of groundwater-level observations in an aquifer in central Tanzania reveals the highly episodic occurrence of recharge resulting from anomalously intense seasonal rainfall. Model projections show a shift towards more intense monthly rainfall, which favours groundwater recharge, suggesting it may be a viable adaptation water source in the future.

Date: 2013
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