Recharge origin, overexploitation, and sustainability of water resources in an arid area from Azraq basin, Jordan: Case study

Nordic Hydrology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 277-292

  Bajjali, William ^a   Al Hadidi, Khair ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SUPERIOR   (United States)

^b Water Authority of Jordan   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Environmental isotopes; Groundwater stratification; Over pumping; Overexploitation; Recharge; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; ARID REGIONS; GROUNDWATER; IRRIGATION; ISOTOPES; THERMAL STRATIFICATION;

ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; JORDAN; OVER-PUMPING; OVEREXPLOITATION;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

ARID REGION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; RECHARGE; SUSTAINABILITY; WATER MANAGEMENT;

ASIA; AZRAQ BASIN; EURASIA; JORDAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 33746900425     PISSN: 00291277     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2166/nh.2006.013     Document Type: Article

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