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04 Dec 2025
Development and technical paper |
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Development of a global 5 arcmin groundwater model (H08-GMv1.0): model setup and steady-state simulation
Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
Naota Hanasaki
Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
National Institute for Environmental Sciences, Tsukuba, 305-8506, Japan
Akiko Matsumura
Research and Development Center, Nippon Koei Co., Ltd., Tsukuba, 300-1259, Japan
Edwin H. Sutanudjaja
Department of Physical Geography, Faculty of Geosciences, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
Taikan Oki
Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, 113-8656, Japan
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Short summary
This work presents a global groundwater modeling framework at 5 arcmin resolution, developed through an offline coupling of the H08 water resource model and MODFLOW6. The model includes a single-layer aquifer and is designed to capture long-term mean groundwater dynamics under varying climate types. The manuscript describes the model structure, input datasets, and evaluation against available observations.
This work presents a global groundwater modeling framework at 5 arcmin resolution, developed...
