Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction

Abstract

Groundwater-surface water interaction has received increasing recognition as a key area of research that will improve our understanding of the global water cycle. Rather than treating these resources separately, understanding their interaction provides insight into responses to both natural dynamics and global change. Research into groundwater-surface water interaction has also revealed heterogeneity that challenges our ability to make measurements at the appropriate scale. Despite these challenges, innovations in monitoring methods using geophysics, tracers, temperature, and remote sensing have provided new insights into spatial and temporal variation in groundwater-surface water interactions.