Surface and subsurface conceptual model of an arid environment with respect to mid- and late Holocene climate changes

Environmental Earth Sciences

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 537-555

  Engelhardt, I ^a,b   Rausch, R ^c   Keim, B ^d   Al Saud, M ^e   Schuth C ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^c Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit International Services GiZ IS   (Saudi Arabia)

^d Ingenieurgesellschaft Prof Kobus und Partner GmbH   (Germany)

^e Ministry of Water and Electricity   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Arabian Peninsular; Arid hydrology; Climatic change; Groundwater recharge; Groundwater resources; Hydrological model

Indexed keywords

AQUIFERS; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE MODELS; HYDROGEOLOGY; RECHARGING (UNDERGROUND WATERS); SEA LEVEL; SURFACE WATERS;

ARABIAN PENINSULAR; CLIMATIC CHANGES; GROUND WATER RECHARGE; GROUNDWATER EXTRACTION; HYDROLOGICAL MODELING; SEA-LEVEL FLUCTUATIONS; SEDIMENTOLOGICAL OBSERVATION; TEMPORAL AND SPATIAL VARIABILITY;

GROUNDWATER RESOURCES;

AQUIFER; ARID ENVIRONMENT; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; COAST; EVAPORATION; GEOMORPHOLOGY; GROUNDWATER; HOLOCENE; HYDROGEOLOGY; HYDROLOGY; OUTFLOW; PLEISTOCENE; RECHARGE; TEMPERATURE; WATER DEMAND;

ARABIAN PENINSULA;

EID: 84876906189     PISSN: 18666280     EISSN: 18666299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12665-013-2303-5     Document Type: Article

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