Articles | Volume 22, issue 12
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-6241-2018
https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-22-6241-2018
Research article
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06 Dec 2018
Research article |  | 06 Dec 2018

Estimating long-term groundwater storage and its controlling factors in Alberta, Canada

Soumendra N. Bhanja, Xiaokun Zhang, and Junye Wang

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ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (31 Aug 2018) by Manuel Pulido-Velazquez
AR by Soumendra Bhanja on behalf of the Authors (31 Aug 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Reconsider after major revisions (further review by editor and referees) (03 Sep 2018) by Manuel Pulido-Velazquez
AR by Soumendra Bhanja on behalf of the Authors (04 Sep 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (06 Sep 2018) by Manuel Pulido-Velazquez
RR by Björn Klöve (18 Sep 2018)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (17 Oct 2018)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (17 Oct 2018) by Manuel Pulido-Velazquez
AR by Soumendra Bhanja on behalf of the Authors (25 Oct 2018)  Author's response    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (25 Nov 2018) by Manuel Pulido-Velazquez
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Short summary
The paper presents groundwater storage conditions in all the major river basins across Alberta, Canada. We used remote-sensing data and investigate their performance using available ground-based data of groundwater level monitoring, storage coefficients, aquifer thickness, and surface water measurements. The water available for groundwater recharge has been studied in detail. Separate approaches have been followed for confined and unconfined aquifers for estimating groundwater storage.