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The Contribution of Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing in Determining Priority Areas for Hydrogeological Development, Darb el-Arbain area, Western Desert, Egypt

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dc.contributor.author Elewa, Hossam Hamdy
dc.contributor.author Fathy, Rafik Galal
dc.contributor.author Qaddah, Atef A.
dc.date.accessioned 2017-07-19T19:54:07Z
dc.date.available 2017-07-19T19:54:07Z
dc.date.issued 2010 en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/10535/10303
dc.description.abstract "The Darb el-Arbain study area is in the southern Western Desert of Egypt and has been attracting increasing developmental interest in the last few decades, especially since agricultural development of the southern Baris area, where the groundwater resources of the Nubian Sandstone Aquifer System (NSAS) have been utilized for the cultivation of valuable lands. Due to the proven high potential of both groundwater and land resources, determining the priority areas for sustainable hydrogeological development becomes a necessity. A geographic information system, as a platform for geospatial modeling techniques, has been built, which depends on the recently collected data about the NSAS, in addition to the published databases. Certain criteria of practical value, like depth to groundwater, hydraulic conductivity, groundwater salinity, sodium adsorption ratio, and the safe yield of wells, were selected as decisive parameters for hydrogeological prioritization. The model pinpoints areas characterized by favorable hydrogeological conditions, which could be used for future development and implementation of an artificial storage and recovery (ASR) program. The designated priority areas for hydrogeological development occur at the southern, middle southern and some localized northern parts of the Darb el-Arbain area. The newly formed Tushka Lakes represent a suitable and excellent natural source of freshwater for implementing an ASR program." en_US
dc.language English en_US
dc.subject case study en_US
dc.subject methodology en_US
dc.subject models en_US
dc.subject research en_US
dc.subject.classification Hydrogeology en_US
dc.title The Contribution of Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing in Determining Priority Areas for Hydrogeological Development, Darb el-Arbain area, Western Desert, Egypt en_US
dc.type Journal Article en_US
dc.type.published published en_US
dc.type.methodology Modeling en_US
dc.publisher.workingpaperseries National Authority for Remote Sensing & Space Sciences (NARSS); Engineering Applications & Water Division (EAWD) en_US
dc.coverage.region Africa en_US
dc.coverage.country Egypt en_US
dc.subject.sector Water Resource & Irrigation en_US
dc.identifier.citationjournal Hydrogeology Journal en_US
dc.identifier.citationvolume 18 en_US
dc.identifier.citationpages 1157-1171 en_US
dc.identifier.citationmonth March en_US


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