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https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-13-3297-2021
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© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
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The three-dimensional groundwater salinity distribution and fresh groundwater volumes in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam, inferred from geostatistical analyses
TNO Geological Survey of the Netherlands, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Hung Van Pham
Division of Water Resources Planning and Investigation for the
South of Vietnam (DWRPIS), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Gualbert H. P. Oude Essink
Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Department of Subsurface and Groundwater Systems, Deltares, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Marc F. P. Bierkens
Department of Physical Geography, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
Department of Subsurface and Groundwater Systems, Deltares, Utrecht, the
Netherlands
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In the Mekong Delta (Vietnam) groundwater is important for domestic, agricultural and industrial use. Increased pumping of groundwater has caused land subsidence and increased the risk of salinization, thereby endangering the livelihood of the population in the delta. We made a model of the salinity of the groundwater by integrating different sources of information and determined fresh groundwater volumes. The resulting model can be used by researchers and policymakers.
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