Groundwater Recharge in a Desert Environment: The Southwestern United States

This American Geophysical Union Water and Science Application monograph is a remarkable compendium of useful information on a key area that is currently lacking in the scientific literature: recharge of groundwater in arid and semiarid environments. As noted in this highly technical work, current and projected population growth and increasing demands on water supply make improved conceptualization and quantification of recharge processes critically important for sustainable management of groundwater resources and the natural environment. More than 40 authors from academia and government contributed.