Research Article

Evaluation of Groundwater Storage Variations in Northern China Using GRACE Data

Table 2

Change rates of yearly GWS variations in provinces from 2003 to 2012.

Name of provinceArea (×104 km2)Change rate
(cm yr−1 EWH)
Name of provinceArea (104 km2)Change rate
(cm yr−1 EWH)

Jing-Jin-Ji16.70Shandong10.67
Shanxi15.22Henan14.84
Inner Mongolia80.19Tibet120.24
Liaoning13.72Shaanxi19.61
Jilin16.49Gansu32.83
Heilongjiang44.37Qinghai60.03
Anhui12.77Xinjiang99.38