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Perrone and Hornberger (2014)

Peer-reviewed papers

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Jasechko, S., H. Seybold, D. Perrone, Y. Fan, M. Shamsudduha, R. G. Taylor, O. Fallatah, & J. W. Kirchner (2024). “Rapid groundwater decline and some cases of recovery in aquifers globally.” Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41586-023-06879-8.

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Gerenday, S. P., D. Perrone, J. F. Clark, & N. Ulibarri (2023). “Recycled water could recharge aquifers in the Central Valley.” California Agriculture. doi: 10.3733/ca.2023a0005.

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Perrone, D., M. M. Rohde, C. Hammond Wagner, *R. Anderson, S. Arthur, N. Atume, *M. Brown, *L. Esaki-Kua, *M. Gonzalez, *K. Garvey, K Heidel, *W. D. Jones, *S. Khosrowshahi Asi, C. Munill, R. Nelson, J. P. Ortiz-Partida, & E.J. Remson. (2023). “Stakeholder integration predicts better outcomes from groundwater sustainability policy.” Nature Communications. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-39363-y.

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Kang, M., J. Boutot, R. McVay, K. Roberts, S. Jasechko, D. Perrone, T. Wen, G. Lackey, D. Raimi, D. Digiulio, S. Shonkoff, J. Carey, E. Elliott, D. Vorhees, & A. Peltz. (2023). “Environmental risks and opportunities of orphaned oil and gas wells in the United States.” Environmental Research Letters. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/acdae7.

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GebreMichael, M. G., S. Jasechko, & D. Perrone (2022). “Widespread and increasing drilling of wells into fossil

aquifers in the USA.” Nature Communications. doi: 10.1038/s41467-022-29678-7

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Butler, J. J., J. J. Gomez‐Hernandez, D. Perrone, & D. Hyndman (2021). “Introduction to Special Section: The Quest for Sustainability of Heavily Stressed Aquifers at Regional to Global Scales.” Water Resources Research. doi: 10.1029/2021WR030446

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Jasechko, S. and D. Perrone (2021). “Global groundwater wells at risk of running dry.” Science. doi: 10.1126/science.abc2755.

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Jasechko, S., H. Seybold, D. Perrone, Y. Fan, and J. W. Kirchner (2021). “Widespread potential loss of streamflow into underlying aquifers across the USA.” Nature. doi: 10.1038/s41586-021-03311-x

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Kang, M., D. Perrone, Z. Wang, S. Jasechko, and M. Rhode (2020). “Base of fresh water, groundwater salinity and well distribution across California.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2015784117.

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Jasechko, S., D. Perrone, H. Seybold, Y. Fan, and J. W. Kirchner (2020). “Groundwater level observations in 250,000 coastal US wells reveal scope of potential seawater intrusion.” Nature Communications. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-17038-2.

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Perrone, D. (2020). “Groundwater Overreliance Leaves Farmers and Households High and Dry .” One Earth. doi: 10.1016/j.oneear.2020.03.001.

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Jasechko, S. and D. Perrone (2020). “California Central Valley groundwater wells run dry during recent drought.” Earth’s Future. doi: 10.1029/2019EF001339.

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Gleeson, T., M Cuthbert, G. Ferguson, and D. Perrone (2020). “Global groundwater sustainability, resources and systems in the Anthropocene.” Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences. doi: 10.1146/annurev-earth-071719-055251.

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Gleeson, T., K. Villholth, R. Taylor, D. Perrone, and D. Hydman (2019). "Global Groundwater Sustainability: A Call to Action.” Nature. doi: 10.1038/d41586-019-03711-0.

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Perrone, D. and S. Jasechko (2019). “Deeper Drilling a Stopgap Solution to Groundwater Depletion.” Nature Sustainability. doi: 10.1038/s41893-019-0325-z.

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Ferguson, G., J. McIntosh, D. Perrone and S. Jasechko (2019). “The Shrinking Window of Low Salinity Groundwater.” Environmental Research Letters. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/aae6d8.

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Womble, P., D. Perrone, S. Jasechko, R. Nelson, L. Szeptycki, R. Anderson, and S. Gorelick (2018). “Indigenous Communities, Groundwater Opportunities: A U.S. court decision unlocks widespread potential to improve sustainable freshwater management.” Science. doi: 10.1126/science.aat6041.

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Thabrew, L., D. Perrone, A. Ewing, G. Hornberger, and M. Abkowitz (2018). “Using triple bottom line metrics and multi-criteria methodology in corporate settings." Journal of Environmental Planning and Management. doi: 10.1080/09640568.2017.1289900.

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Jasechko, S. and D. Perrone (2017). “Hydraulic Fracturing Near Domestic Water Wells.” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1701682114.

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Perrone, D. and S. Jasechko (2017). “Dry Groundwater Wells in the Western US.” Environmental Research Letters. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/aa8ac0.

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Jasechko, S., D Perrone, K. Befus, M. Cardenas, G. Ferguson, T. Gleeson, E. Luijendijk, J. McDonnell, R. Taylor, Y. Wada and J. Kirchner (2017). “Global aquifers dominated by fossil groundwaters but vulnerable to modern contamination.” Nature Geoscience. doi:10.1038/ngeo2943.

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Nelson, R. and D. Perrone (2016). “Local Groundwater Withdrawal Permitting Laws in the South-West US: California in Comparative Context .” Groundwater. doi: 10.1111/gwat.12469.

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Nelson, R. and D. Perrone (2016). “The role of permitting regimes in groundwater management.” Groundwater. doi: 10.1111/gwat.12467.

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Perrone, D. and M. Rohde (2016). “Benefits and Economic Costs of Managed Aquifer Recharge in California.”  San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science. doi:10.15447/sfews.2016v14iss2art5.

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Perrone, D. and G. Hornberger (2016). “Frontiers of the Food-Energy-Water Trilemma: Sri Lanka as a Microcosm of Tradeoffs.” Environmental Research Letters. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/11/1/014005.

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Perrone, D., G. Hornberger, M. van der Velde, and O. van Vliet (2015).  “A Review of the United States’ Past and Projected Water Use.” Journal of the American Water Resources Association. doi:10.1111/1752-1688.12301.

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Duncan, L., D. Perrone, J. Jacobi, and G. Hornberger (2015). "Drought: Using High Resolution as part of the Solution.” Environmental Science and Technology. doi:10.1021/es504890h.

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Perrone, D. and G. Hornberger (2013). “Water, Food, and Energy Security: Scrambling for Resources or Solutions?” WIREs Water. doi: 10.1002/wat2.1004.

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Jacobi, J., D. Perrone, L. Duncan, and G. Hornberger (2013). "A Tool for Calculating the Palmer Drought Indices.” Water Resources Research. doi:10.1002/wrcr.20342.

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Ewing, A., L. Thabrew, D. Perrone, G. Hornberger, and M. Abkowitz (2011). "Insights on the Use of Hybrid Life Cycle Assessment for Environmental Footprinting: A Case Study of an Inland Marine Freight Transportation Company." Journal of Industrial Ecology. doi:10.1111/j.1530-9290.2011.00374.x.

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Perrone, D., J. Murphy, and G. Hornberger (2011). "Urban Resource Islands: A New Perspective on the Water-Energy Nexus." Environmental Science & Technology. doi: 10.1021/es103230n.

Research Briefs for Policy Makers

PUBLICATION: Rapid groundwater decline and some cases of recovery in aquifers globally

BRIEF: Groundwater levels are declining at rapid and accelerating rates in many global aquifers

PUBLICATION: Base of fresh water, groundwater salinity and well distribution across California

BRIEF: Deep groundwater is poorly safeguarded in California

PUBLICATION: Deeper well drilling an unsustainable stopgap to groundwater depletion

BRIEF: Deeper well drilling an unsustainable stopgap to groundwater depletion

PUBLICATION: Hydraulic fracturing near domestic groundwater wells

BRIEF: Hydraulic Fracturing Near Domestic Wells

PUBLICATION: Dry groundwater wells in the western United States

BRIEF: Groundwater Wells in the Western United States

PUBLICATION: Local Groundwater Withdrawal Permitting Laws in the South-West US: California in Comparative Context

BRIEF: Comparing Local Groundwater Withdrawal Permitting Laws in the Southwest and California

PUBLICATION: Benefits and Economic Costs of Managed Aquifer Recharge in California

BRIEF: Storing Water in California: What Can $2.7 Billion Buy Us?

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