Hydro-Economic Framework

Superwell integrates hydrogeological physics with economic modeling to estimate groundwater extraction costs. The model combines aquifer properties, well hydraulics, and energy economics to provide spatially-explicit cost-supply relationships across global groundwater basins. Superwell calculates how much groundwater can be extracted and at what cost, using detailed maps and data of the Earth's properties. Through these estimates, and by using them with other models, Superwell facilitates exploration of coupled human–environmental system challenges, such as future water supply sustainability or multi-sectoral energy–water–land feedbacks.