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However, the impact of the GERD on land deformation caused by significant water relocation has not been rigorously considered in the scientific research. In this study, we develop a novel approach for predicting large-scale land deformation induced by the construction of the GERD reservoir. We also investigate the limitations of using the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow On (GRACE-FO) mission to detect GERD-induced land deformation. We simulated three land deformation scenarios related to filling the expected reservoir volume, 70 km3, using 5-, 10-, and 15-year filling scenarios. The results indicated: (i) trends in downward vertical displacement estimated at \u221217.79 \u00b1 0.02, \u22128.90 \u00b1 0.09, and \u22125.94 \u00b1 0.05 mm\/year, for the 5-, 10-, and 15-year filling scenarios, respectively; (ii) the western (eastern) parts of the GERD reservoir are estimated to move toward the reservoir\u2019s center by +0.98 \u00b1 0.01 (\u22120.98 \u00b1 0.01), +0.48 \u00b1 0.00 (\u22120.48 \u00b1 0.00), and +0.33 \u00b1 0.00 (\u22120.33 \u00b1 0.00) mm\/year, under the 5-, 10- and 15-year filling strategies, respectively; (iii) the northern part of the GERD reservoir is moving southward by +1.28 \u00b1 0.02, +0.64 \u00b1 0.01, and +0.43 \u00b1 0.00 mm\/year, while the southern part is moving northward by \u22123.75 \u00b1 0.04, \u22121.87 \u00b1 0.02, and \u22121.25 \u00b1 0.01 mm\/year, during the three examined scenarios, respectively; and (iv) the GRACE-FO mission can only detect 15% of the large-scale land deformation produced by the GERD reservoir. Methods and results demonstrated in this study provide insights into possible impacts of reservoir impoundment on land surface deformation, which can be adopted into the GERD project or similar future dam construction plans.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/rs13050874","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,26]],"date-time":"2021-02-26T04:36:24Z","timestamp":1614314184000},"page":"874","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Reservoir-Induced Land Deformation: Case Study from the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Yu","family":"Chen","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Water Supply Studies, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Texas A&amp;M University-Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78412, USA"},{"name":"College of Electronics and Information Engineering, Sichuan University, 24 South Section 1, Yihuan Road, Chengdu 610064, China"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7420-6579","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Mohamed","family":"Ahmed","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Water Supply Studies, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Texas A&amp;M University-Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78412, USA"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9578-2257","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Natthachet","family":"Tangdamrongsub","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20740, USA"},{"name":"Hydrological Sciences Laboratory, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USA"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5849-7214","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dorina","family":"Murgulet","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Center for Water Supply Studies, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Texas A&amp;M University-Corpus Christi, 6300 Ocean Drive, Corpus Christi, TX 78412, USA"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,2,26]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"687","DOI":"10.1080\/02626667.2011.577037","article-title":"Challenges for water sharing in the Nile basin: Changing geo-politics and changing climate","volume":"56","author":"Swain","year":"2011","journal-title":"Hydrol. 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