Spatial and temporal trends in groundwater salinity in Bahrain

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 22, Issue 1C, 1997, Pages 81-94

  Zubari, Waleed K ^a   Khater, Ahmad R ^b   Al Noaimi, Mubarak A ^c   Al Junaid, Sabah S ^a  

^a ARABIAN GULF UNIVERSITY   (Bahrain)

^b Bahrain Center for Studies and Research   (Bahrain)

^c Ministry of Works and Agriculture   (Bahrain)

Author keywords

Aquifer Over exploitation; Bahrain; Brackish Water Upward Migration; Dammam Aquifer; Groundwater Quality Degradation; Groundwater Salinity Management Schemes; Irrigation Drainage Water Downward Migration; Sea Water Intrusion

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031506488     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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