Groundwater recharge in arid areas induced by tropical cyclones: Lessons learned from Gonu 2007 in Sultanate of Oman

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 229-239

  Abdalla, Osman ^a   Al Abri, Rashid bin Yahya ^b  

^a SULTAN QABOOS UNIVERSITY   (Oman)

^b Ministry of Regional Municipalities Environment and Water Resources Oman   (Oman)

Author keywords

Gonu; Groundwater; Hydrographs; Oman; Recharge

Indexed keywords

ARID AREA; ARID ZONES; CLIMATIC CHANGES; COASTAL PLAIN; GONU; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUND-WATER MOUND; HYDROGRAPHS; METEOROLOGICAL DATA; OMAN; RAPID INFILTRATION; RECHARGE; STORM EVENTS; STRUCTURAL SETTING; SULTANATE OF OMAN; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WATER RESIDENCE TIME; WATER TABLES;

AQUIFERS; ARID REGIONS; CLIMATE CHANGE; FLOODS; GROUNDWATER RESOURCES; HYDROGEOLOGY; RATING; SEEPAGE; SOIL MECHANICS; STORMS;

RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS);

AQUIFER; ARID REGION; CLIMATE CHANGE; EQUILIBRIUM; FLOOD; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HYDRODYNAMICS; HYDROGRAPH; METEOROLOGY; PIEZOMETER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); RAINFALL; RECHARGE; STORM; TROPICAL CYCLONE; WATER TABLE;

OMAN;

EID: 79955057020     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-010-0688-y     Document Type: Article

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