Groundwater (GW) is an important, and at the same time, distinct component of the global water cycle. While sustaining life and economies on Earth, GW is generally invisible and often ignored by the public, acting in the underground of the Earth, and only outcropping in relatively few places as surface water. As a result, on the one hand, GW is an unknown component of the terrestrial water cycle to many. On the other hand, because of its tremendous hydro-ecologic and socio-economic importance, GW has been valued and exploited by humans in many regions of the world throughout history. While GW is everywhere on the continents, it is the pronounced local to regional relevance and simultaneous invisibility that distinguishes GW from other components of the global water cycle. (GEWEX Quarterly, Vol. 33, No.1, Quarter 1 2023, pg. 5,6)
GW has been mentioned in many existing and completed GEWEX activities [e.g., in the GEWEX Global Land Atmosphere System Study (GLASS) Soil and Water initiative], yet not included in a formalized way. Thus, a call for a dedicated GEWEX GW activity is urgently needed in times of increasing pressures on water resources.
The goal of the workshop is to promote a GEWEX Network of experts for defining a multi-year science and research agenda on establishing groundwater modeling within the global Earth system modeling communities. Central to the workshop and ensuing activities is the hydrogeologic perspective, which is required to tackle the challenges of constructing and applying hydrogeologic and groundwater flow models over large space and time scales. The agenda will include keynotes and discussions leading to the definition of the core science and research mission of the network and next steps. For further information please contact Stefan Kollet (s.kollet@fz-juelich.de) and Laura Condon (lecondon@arizona.edu).
The Groundwater Workshop is a side event of the 9th GEWEX Open Science Conference.
Agenda
The agenda consists of invited keynotes, breakout groups and panel discussions.
For the program outline click here.
Registration
The In-person Workshop will take place on 6 & 7 July 2024 (1.5 day).
Registration is closed.
Venue
Hokkaido University
Frontier Research in Applied Sciences Building – Lecture Room
8–Chōme Kita 15 Jonishi, Kita Ward, Sapporo, Hokkaido
Accommodation, transportation and things to do
Practical information about Hokkaido University, including how to get there from New-Chitose Airport, use the cafeteria, etc. can be found here.
Please visit Practical Information on our 9th GEWEX Open Science Conference website for additional information about accommodation, transportation and things to do in Sapporo, Japan.
| Laura Condon | University of Arizona (USA) |
| George Houben | Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources(Germany) |
| Seifu Kebede Gurmessa | University of Kwazulu-Natal (South Africa) |
| Stefan Kollet | Research Center Juelich (Germany) |
| Christian Langevin | US Geological Survey (USA) |
| Alan MacDonald | British Geological Survey (United Kingdom) |
| Chunmiao Zheng | Southern University of Science and Technology (China) |
