Determining groundwater protection zones for the Quaternary aquifer of northeastern Nile Delta using GIS-based vulnerability mapping

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 313-331

  Elewa, Hossam H ^a   Shohaib, Ragaa E ^b   Qaddah, Atef A ^c   Nousir, Ahmad M ^b  

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

^b Zagazig University   (Egypt)

^c KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Egypt; Geographic information system; Groundwater protection zones; River Nile Delta; Saltwater intrusion; Vulnerability mapping

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROCHEMISTRY; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; INFORMATION USE; MAPPING; SALT WATER INTRUSION; SEA LEVEL; SEAWATER; WATER QUALITY;

EGYPT; GROUND WATER PROTECTION; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER SALINIZATIONS; GROUNDWATER VULNERABILITY; MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; NILE DELTA; VULNERABILITY MAPPINGS;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

ADSORPTION; AQUIFER; DATA SET; FACIES; GIS; MANAGEMENT PRACTICE; MAPPING METHOD; QUATERNARY; SALINE INTRUSION; SALINIZATION; SEA LEVEL CHANGE; VULNERABILITY; WATER QUALITY;

EGYPT; NILE DELTA;

EID: 84872005632     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-012-1740-x     Document Type: Article

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