Poster: Inventory and Mapping of Asian Transboundary Aquifers
Han Zaisheng China University of Gesciences Yao Li Asian Transboundary Aquifers Inventory Mapping Transboundary aquifers as part of groundwater resource systems are important for Asian countries. The updated regional inventory of Transboundary aquifers will form a basis to create awareness among the political leaders, policy makers and planners to improve scientific knowledge and to develop a toolkit for management of TBAs. The Asian Hydrogeological Map in 1:10 million scales as a base and update the preliminary inventory Asian Transboundary Aquifer Map. Those TBAs will also be classified in to two types: regional and local grade. Groundwater resources assessments have been taken in most countries of Asia. The hydrogeological survey on a medium scale has performed regional quantitative assessment of natural groundwater resources in most countries of Asia. However groundwater assessment, monitoring, and data management activities are operated regularly in China, India, Japan, Korea, and Thailand etc. The groundwater could be differentiated into eleven groundwater systems and 36 sub-systems. Those provide groundwater data and information over large area. There are several transboundary aquifers, involving two or more countries in Asia. Transboundary aquifers in Asia are based on groundwater systems analysis. We have collected the essential and the missed transboundary aquifers data. The Transboundary aquifers in Asia have been classified into two grades. The regional Transboundary aquifer extension is more than 2500 km2. The situation of the regional TBAs will identify as the actual shape of the aquifers. The Local Transboundary aquifer extension is less than 2500 km2. Most transboundary Aquifers are inventory according the published achievements in the last several years. Some TBAs are inventory with the analyses on the Asian groundwater resources map. The updated regional inventory of Transboundary aquifers will form a basis to improve scientific knowledge and to develop a toolkit for management of TBAs. On the update Map, 67 Transboundary Aquifers are inventoried. The Draft 2011 is the Achievement of the first step for detail mapping of Asian Transboundary aquifers. Those aquifers in Asia are important for building a society where all civilizations coexist harmoniously and accommodate each other. We are very appreciating for them who give the modified or corrected suggestions on the map.
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