Hydrogeological and hydrochemical framework of Upper Awash River basin, Ethiopia: With special emphasis on inter-basins groundwater transfer between Blue Nile and Awash Rivers

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue , 2012, Pages 46-60

  Yitbarek, Andarge ^a   Razack, Moumtaz ^b   Ayenew, Tenalem ^c   Zemedagegnehu, Engida ^d   Azagegn, Tilahun ^c  

^a GeoHydro Solutions   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^c ADDIS ABABA UNIVERSITY   (Ethiopia)

^d Water Works Design and Supervision Enterprise   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; Groundwater recharge; Hydrochemistry; Hydrostratigraphy; Upper Awash Basin; Volcanic aquifer

Indexed keywords

AQUIFER; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROCHEMISTRY; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPIC COMPOSITION; LITHOSTRATIGRAPHY; RECHARGE; STABLE ISOTOPE; STRATIGRAPHY; WATER SUPPLY;

AWASH BASIN; BLUE NILE [NILE RIVER]; EAST AFRICAN RIFT; ETHIOPIA; ETHIOPIAN RIFT; NILE RIVER;

EID: 84857484421     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 18791956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2012.01.002     Document Type: Article

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