Identification of potential artificial groundwater recharge zones in Northwestern Saudi Arabia using GIS and Boolean logic

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 111, Issue , 2015, Pages 156-169

  Zaidi, Faisal K ^a,b   Nazzal, Yousef ^c   Ahmed, Izrar ^d   Naeem, Muhammad ^a   Jafri, Muhammad Kamran ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c ABU DHABI UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^d Dubai Municipality   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Arid regions; Artificial groundwater recharge; GIS and Boolean logic; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

ARID REGION; GIS; GROUNDWATER; RECHARGE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

SAUDI ARABIA;

EID: 84939125746     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 18791956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2015.07.008     Document Type: Article

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