World Karst Aquifer Map (WHYMAP WOKAM)

The World-wide Hydrogeological Mapping and Assessment Programme (WHYMAP) provides data and information about the earth´s major groundwater resources. The World Karst Aquifer Map (WOKAM) allows a more precise global quantification of karst systems. The map will help to increase awareness of karst groundwater resources in the context of global water issues and will serve as a basis for other karst-related research questions at global scales: for example those related to climate change, biodiversity, food production, geochemical cycles and urbanisation.

全球水文地质填图与评估计划（World-wide Hydrogeological Mapping and Assessment Programme，WHYMAP）可提供地球主要地下水资源的相关数据与信息。全球喀斯特含水层地图（World Karst Aquifer Map，WOKAM）能够实现喀斯特系统的全球精准量化。该地图有助于提升全球水资源议题背景下人们对喀斯特地下水资源的认知，同时可作为全球尺度下其他喀斯特相关研究问题的基础，例如与气候变化、生物多样性、粮食生产、地球化学循环及城市化相关的研究课题。