Artificial groundwater recharge to a semi-arid basin: Case study of Mujib aquifer, Jordan

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 845-859

  Al Assa'd, Tamer A ^a   Abdulla, Fayez Ahmad ^b  

^a Eco consult Company   (Jordan)

^b JORDAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Jordan)

Author keywords

Artificial recharge; Injection wells; MODFLOW; Mujib basin, Jordan

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACTION LEVEL; ABSTRACTION RATES; AGRICULTURAL CONTAMINATION; AQUIFER MANAGEMENT; AQUIFER SYSTEMS; ARID AND SEMI-ARID REGIONS; ARTIFICIAL GROUNDWATER RECHARGE; ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE; DECISION MAKERS; GROUND WATER TABLE; GROUNDWATER BASINS; GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT; GROUNDWATER MODELS; GROUNDWATER STORAGE; INJECTION WELLS; IRRIGATION WATERS; MANAGEMENT SCHEME; MODFLOW; MUNICIPAL WASTEWATERS; RELIABLE ESTIMATES; SEMI ARID; UNSTEADY STATE; WATER QUALITY PROBLEMS; WATER SCARCITY;

ABSTRACTING; AQUIFERS; ARID REGIONS; DECISION MAKING; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; IRRIGATION; PLANNING; POTABLE WATER; RESERVOIRS (WATER); WASTEWATER; WASTEWATER RECLAMATION; WASTEWATER TREATMENT; WATER CONSERVATION; WATER INJECTION; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY; WELLS;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

ARID REGION; ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE; BASIN MANAGEMENT; DAM; FLOW MODELING; GROUNDWATER ABSTRACTION; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; INFILTRATION; RESOURCE DEPLETION; SEMIARID REGION; WASTEWATER; WATER QUALITY; WATER STORAGE; WATERSHED;

JORDAN;

EID: 77954043845     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-009-0222-2     Document Type: Article

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