Groundwater potentiality mapping in the Sinai Peninsula, Egypt, using remote sensing and GIS-watershed-based modeling

Hydrogeology Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 613-628

  Elewa, Hossam H ^a   Qaddah, Atef A ^b  

^a NATIONAL AUTHORITY FOR REMOTE SENSING AND SPACE SCIENCES   (Egypt)

^b Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency EEAA   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Egypt; Geographic information system; Groundwater potentiality mapping; Remote sensing; Watershed modeling

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GIS; GROUNDWATER EXPLORATION; GROUNDWATER FLOW; GROUNDWATER RESOURCE; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFILTRATION; LITHOLOGY; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PROBABILITY; RECHARGE; REMOTE SENSING; THEMATIC MAPPING;

EGYPT; SINAI;

EID: 79953237984     PISSN: 14312174     EISSN: 14350157     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10040-011-0703-8     Document Type: Article

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