Earth  ID: 10512

Science for a Hungry World: Growing Water Problems

Released on October 27, 2009
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One of the biggest changes to global agriculture is less about the food itself as it is about the water we use to grow it. In some areas, farmers are using freshwater resources - including groundwater - at an alarming rate. The GRACE satellites enable scientists to discover changes to underground aquifers by monitoring changes in the Earth's gravity. In northern India, farmers rely heavily on irrigation to grow crops, and the resulting massive aquifer depletion creates an uncertain future for the region.

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Megan Willy (IRC/UMBC): Animator
Ivy Flores (IRC/UMBC): Animator
Stefanie Misztal (UMBC): Video Editor
Jennifer A. Shoemaker (UMBC): Video Editor
Matthew Rodell (NASA/GSFC): Interviewee
Jefferson Beck (UMBC): Narrator
Jennifer A. Shoemaker (UMBC): Producer
Matthew Rodell (NASA/GSFC): Scientist
Jennifer A. Shoemaker (UMBC): Videographer
Jamal Smith (HTSI): Videographer
Michelle Williams (UMBC): Videographer
Jefferson Beck (UMBC): Videographer
Jennifer A. Shoemaker (UMBC): Writer
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Mission:
Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE)

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Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE)
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Keywords:
DLESE >> Agricultural science
SVS >> Earth
SVS >> Gravity
SVS >> HDTV
DLESE >> Hydrology
SVS >> Remote Sensing
GCMD >> Earth Science
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Agriculture
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Hydrosphere >> Ground Water
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Agriculture >> Agricultural Plant Science >> Crop/Plant Yields
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Agriculture >> Agricultural Plant Science >> Irrigation
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Agriculture >> Soils >> Soil Moisture/Water Content
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Hydrosphere >> Ground Water >> Aquifers
GCMD >> Earth Science >> Hydrosphere >> Surface Water >> Aquifer Recharge
SVS >> Hyperwall
SVS >> Edited Feature
SVS >> GRACE
DLESE >> Narrated
SVS >> Voice Over Talent
NASA Science >> Earth

GCMD keywords can be found on the Internet with the following citation: Olsen, L.M., G. Major, K. Shein, J. Scialdone, S. Ritz, T. Stevens, M. Morahan, A. Aleman, R. Vogel, S. Leicester, H. Weir, M. Meaux, S. Grebas, C.Solomon, M. Holland, T. Northcutt, R. A. Restrepo, R. Bilodeau, 2013. NASA/Global Change Master Directory (GCMD) Earth Science Keywords. Version 8.0.0.0.0