An integrated study of spatial multicriteria analysis and mathematical modelling for managed aquifer recharge site suitability mapping and site ranking at Northern Gaza coastal aquifer

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 124, Issue , 2013, Pages 25-39

  Rahman, Mohammad Azizur ^a   Rusteberg, Bernd ^a   Uddin, Mohammad Salah ^a,b   Lutz, Annegret ^a   Saada, Muath Abu ^c   Sauter, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b New DOHS   (Bangladesh)

^c Palestinian Hydrology Group   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Groundwater model; Managed aquifer recharge; North Gaza; Site suitability mapping; Spatial MCA

Indexed keywords

GROUND WATER;

COASTAL AQUIFER; DECISION ANALYSIS; GROUNDWATER FLOW; HYDROGEOLOGY; INFILTRATION; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MAPPING; NUMERICAL MODEL; RECHARGE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; WATER RESOURCE;

AQUIFER; ARTICLE; COASTAL WATERS; GEOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; POND; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; ISRAEL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL MODEL;

GAZA; MOZAMBIQUE;

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; GROUNDWATER; ISRAEL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SPATIAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84876725142     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: 10958630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2013.03.023     Document Type: Article

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