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VideoNovember 9, 2010

How Do We Know: Groundwater

How Do We Know: Groundwater

  • Published: November 9th, 2010

NASA scientist Michael Watkins explains how satellites are used to monitor our changing global groundwater supplies.

Program Summary

Groundwater makes up about 20 percent of the world's fresh water supply. Find out how scientists are tracking the changing groundwater supplies around the world, and what it means for changes in global climate.